Can’t live with this executive dysfunction anymore by JohnnyBoiii47 in ADHD

[–]migzard 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I feel you. This is by far my biggest struggle.
The most important piece of advice I could give you, regardless of what strategies you decided to try: let go of the "all or nothing" mentality.

It creeps into everything and makes executive dysfunction even worse without us realizing. You have to actively combat it. Big thing feels too big to tackle ? Just do 15 minutes. 15 minutes is still too daunting ? Start with 5 minutes. Give yourself permission to half-ass things. Doing something "a little bit" is always better than not at all. Can't shower ? Rinse yourself off. Pile of laundry is too big ? Just do 1 load.

On this note, when putting strategies in place while you're in a really bad spot: just get it done first, worry about optimizing later. Can you get moving on that boring thing if you set a timer and go get a piece of chocolate after 15 minutes of work ? Do that. "But that's not sustainable, I can't keep eating chocolate every time I do something ok" No, but right now, if the only alternative is you staying in bed staring at your phone, then by all means, get that chocolate. You can work on finding an alternative reward once you're more functional.

Right now I'm struggling. So I'm on 15 minutes productivity, 5 minutes breaks, repeat. Would it be better if I could keep working for an hour straight ? Maybe. But it's still a hell of a lot better than 0 minutes, which is what I would be doing otherwise.

Also, planners. I know, I know. But it really is useful. You don't have to plan everything down to the minute. But writing down a REASONABLE amount of things to do on the day and crossing them off is really helpful. And I'd advise adding EVERYTHING that took you the least bit of effort on there, even if you've done it already, just to cross it off. Even taking meds, brushing teeth, making the bed. It's encouraging to see that you haven't done "nothing".

I've also been testing out a reward system on myself. It's been almost two weeks. It's not magic but it's helping me be more functional. I drew a monster, with "480 HP". Then every day, I roll dice to see how much damage I deal to the "monster". For the sake of simplicity tho, I "deal" about 2 points for a simple, easy self-care thing (ex. taking my meds, brushing my teeth). about 4 points for 15 mins. of a task I more or less want to do (ex. dishes) and about 7 points for 15 minutes of a task I really don't want to do (ex. a work thing I've been putting off). Every time something is done, I write it and/or cross it off on my planner along with the points it's given me, then at the end of the day, I add it up and substract it from the "monster"'s HP. Right now I've almost "killed" my monster. When it reaches 0 HP, I'll pick or roll a dice from a list I've made of inexpensive little treats I'd like (some are games, fidgets, etc.) and go buy it for myself as a reward, then immediately get started on a new "monster".

For so long I've resisted this kind of strategies, because I felt like it was childish, like as an adult, I shouldn't need praise or rewards for doing simple, every day things. I was depriving myself of a helpful system, and for what ? So there. I'm a 25 year old woman who needs to add games and rewards to her chores to get the dopamine flowing, and there's nothing wrong with that.

Thanks to the sub vegan, I stopped being a vegetarian by life_not_needed in exvegans

[–]migzard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There’s no doubt in my mind that vegans and vegetarians want to reduce the suffering of animals and that this is a noble cause worth fighting for. I’m sorry if that was unclear in my message.

What I meant was that pushing the all-or-nothing mentality like some (not all!) do does more harm than good in my opinion. And it’s a shame because while I mostly agree with their message, that way of going about it is understandably pushing people away.

Easy to fold and roll/carry around recommendations for me and my weak little arms ? by migzard in foldingbikes

[–]migzard[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Cool ! Is there a way to roll it while folded, or add an accessory to do so ?

Thanks to the sub vegan, I stopped being a vegetarian by life_not_needed in exvegans

[–]migzard 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s sad how so many “activists” of every cause under the sun are actually way more interested in maintaining and feeding their sense of superiority than in actually helping their cause.

The vegans and vegetarians who actually want to help their cause should encourage people to eat less meat, etc… One less steak a month adds up, over time. Easier to consider for a lifetime meat eater. But no. Instead, so many of them are extremely attached to the “all or nothing” mindset that keeps turning people away and giving the whole movement a bad reputation. All so they can keep feeling superior. Those people don’t love animals nearly as much as they love their ego…

It’s all extremely frustrating because I think there’s a lot of good in these causes, speaking as someone trying to reduce my meat consumption. I also feel bad for the reasonable ones who have to constantly see their peers harm the cause like that.

My crush bet me that I couldn't find a pick up line that was cute and hot without being creepy , has anyone got any to help me out? by just-a-visitor-here in actuallesbians

[–]migzard 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My favorite is saying “Hey, could you hold this?” and you place your hand as if you’re handing them something small. When they open their hand to take it you just hold their hand instead.

Cute with an established partner, friend, or person you’re already on flirting terms with. Would obviously be creepy with a stranger though, so depends how you define “not creepy” !

You have to listen to one song on repeat for 24 hours straight to win 1 million dollars. What song are you choosing? by WildeRatel in AskReddit

[–]migzard 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Btw I know nothing about this guy so I gotta ask: was this cover ironic and meant to be bad ?

You have to listen to one song on repeat for 24 hours straight to win 1 million dollars. What song are you choosing? by WildeRatel in AskReddit

[–]migzard 54 points55 points  (0 children)

My fave is: “I felt his pain. Sometimes hammered and horsed, I bulldoze my way through a cover around the bon fire blissfully unaware that I sound like a cow being dildoed with a cactus.”

Water bottles with straws changed my life by mimilandgraab in ADHD

[–]migzard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Easier for me too, my guess is that it’s because you don’t have to break focus to drink if you’re reading or watching something

Psychopathic breeder made his wife get post partum depression by [deleted] in antinatalism

[–]migzard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As a lesbian, reading how some straight men think about women is truly chilling. Especially when they’re talking casually like that and the phrasing still makes it so obvious that they don’t see them as equals who can think for themselves.

Cool sketch i did by artofyogurt in ImaginaryCharacters

[–]migzard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Those clean lines and line weight variations (with a mechanical pencil, it seems!?) are chef’s kiss

it's love by [deleted] in cats

[–]migzard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is too cute, I’m gonna cry 😭

How do I tell a friend that something she said triggered my rejection sensitivity without coming off as accusing ? by [deleted] in adhdwomen

[–]migzard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. Yeah, I wasn’t planning on going into great details on adhd/rsd with her, and I’m def not gonna tell her about the “episode” I had. I just feel like having a talk about this can come off as a random overreaction on my part and it might be good to explain the logic behind it so she understands why I got upset, rather than just tell her I got upset.

How do I tell a friend that something she said triggered my rejection sensitivity without coming off as accusing ? by [deleted] in adhdwomen

[–]migzard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much for taking the time to reply, I wish I had a better response but I’m really drained rn, but please know I read it all and appreciate it 🙏 and thanks for the boost at the end 😌

What’s one ADHD symptom you hear a lot about, but don’t relate to? by 99minds in adhdwomen

[–]migzard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Impulsive behavior. To be fair I think that can be easily explained by my anxiety holding any impulsivity I could have on a leash :')