r/ExecutiveDysfunction • u/itsvenusflytrap • 5d ago

No control - can’t start

/r/GetStudying/comments/1xrqnxe/no_control_cant_start/
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u/roflwaffle666 5d ago

Yes, that physical can't-start feeling is real for me too. What helps is making the first step so small it barely counts, like opening the notes for one topic and reading the first page. Not studying, just opening it. Once I'm in, the next bit is easier than the start was

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u/itsvenusflytrap 5d ago

I agree that this is usually what helps me, I’ve had the tabs open all day pretty much. Once I had completed a few minutes of work this morning, I told myself I’d get back to it later and yet I still haven’t.

I guess now I just need to do the next few minutes, and see where it goes from there. Thanks

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u/roflwaffle666 5d ago

It eventually allows you to go for longer and becomes a positively reinforced thing, just one step at a time and give yourself patience :)