Daily Discussion Thread: Tues 11 Jul 2023
Daily Discussion Thread: Tues 11 Jul 2023
Welcome to the Melbourne Community Daily Discussion Thread.
Bot #001 has identified today as Tue
You're viewing a single thread.
One of the things I hate about ADHD, is that I have time paralysis/waiting time. Like, I want to do things before I have to leave for work... but I just... can't. I hate when people say ADHD is a superpower. It's not... it's really not.
People who say ADHD is a super power don't know shit about ADHD. People have different skills and abilities regardless of their neurotype and even if my ADHD did grant me strengths, I don't find this framing particularly helpful. ADHD inertia fucking sucks. Personally I don't have as many issues with things like focus, attention, and organising anymore since taking Ritalin, but inertia is still one of the biggest challenges in my life. It's a seriously under-recognised aspect of ADHD along with rejection sensitivity.
That was an interesting article, thanks. I don't think I've seen a term for it before, but I'd be tempted to mix those two together and go with waiting paralysis. I actually do a few of those strategies already, especially writing "scripts" for what I need to do and multiple alarms to keep me on track.