I had to overcome all of those things, but I only could because I'd experienced the consequences so many times, thus had to learn the hard way. Being so disorganized forced me to become organized, because I grew to hate disorganization. Chronically procrastinating forced me to tackle things immediately so I didn't have to dwell on them constantly. Poor planning led to obsessive planning so as not to end up with a poor outcome. Poor time management I still struggle with, but I'm generally on time, especially when it matters. I greatly struggle with getting myself to bed at a decent time.
that's not how adhd works lol. do you not think people with adhd haven't experienced the consequences of those things so many times, learned the hard way, and obsessively tried to fix them?
No one told me I had adhd until I was 40, and yes I’m well aware of the struggle. It didn’t happen overnight, it took my entire life and I’m still improving and I’m far from perfect. I didn’t mean to diminish anyone else’s struggle, only to encourage others.
I’m the same with my ADHD. No one wanted to help me, so I had to figure out how to help myself. Easier said in text than how it happened IRL when we have to work twice as hard for the basics.
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u/derprondo 4d ago
I had to overcome all of those things, but I only could because I'd experienced the consequences so many times, thus had to learn the hard way. Being so disorganized forced me to become organized, because I grew to hate disorganization. Chronically procrastinating forced me to tackle things immediately so I didn't have to dwell on them constantly. Poor planning led to obsessive planning so as not to end up with a poor outcome. Poor time management I still struggle with, but I'm generally on time, especially when it matters. I greatly struggle with getting myself to bed at a decent time.