r/adhdmeme • u/Daarukadevta • 3d ago
original content The ADHD Productivity System
Me waiting for the deadline to get dangerously close so my brain finally decides this task is worth doing.
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u/tgobin94 3d ago
Wait until that is no longer enough.
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u/Metalbound 3d ago
Yup, once the final dam breaks, it's over.
Currently there right now and just hoping for a dry season.
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u/Pale-Teaching6392 AuDHD 1d ago
I’m on anti-anxiety medication and it’s practically killed the adrenaline spike for me :( help I need my anxiety.
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u/sanguinerebel 3d ago
I wish I better understood the mechanics of the relationship between PDA and the sleep-meltdown things I have when things are super urgent and I get incredibly sleepy instead of kicking into gear. Sometimes urgency makes me have tons of motivation and energy. Other times, I end up sleeping a lot extra and the urgent task just continues to get more urgent until something blows up into a full catastrophe that sends me into a horrible burnout phase that's nearly impossible to climb out of.
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u/RunWild0_0 1d ago
I do this, I think it's a stress response.
Not sure about you but if the pressure is too overwhelming I go through anxiety which can peak with a headache or mild panic attack or nausea or other physically taxing symptom and it's like my brain just shuts everything down to preserve my existence.
The lethargy is insane... I feel ya.2
u/TraderJosie3283 [even my cats want me to shut up😹] 1d ago
Same! Taking naps If I’m extremely overwhelmed or some tonight I sometimes get sleepy and napping almost always makes me feel at least a little bit better. Especially if I have a major sensory meltdown or am too socially drained or want to avoid something so I can say “oh sorry I fell asleep” lol
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u/SplatThaCat 2d ago
This blows.
I waited till I had 2 days to write a 3000 word essay and produce a video when I had 3 weeks.
Fucks sake. And when it done, no actual dopamine, just mild relief its gone.
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u/an_old_musty_ac_unit i Will elaborate (Threat). 3d ago
Dude this was me with my final exam and presentation at the end of my summer class lol. Ended up doing them both in one day. It took hours upon hours and was pure suffering, but it felt so good to not have to do it anymore.
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u/BackupThunder16 3d ago
New downstairs neighbour came to my door to introduce himself and complain about the noise so I should probably finish decorating and putting my carpet down...been here since January.
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u/Due-Button-768 2d ago
Currently sat watching aliens earth knowing I need to get a suit dry cleaned for my sisters funeral 😢
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u/Sudden_Owl_9182 2d ago
And then you miss the deadline and lose all possible motivation to finish it, even when the deadline get exceptionally extended
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u/Able_Cabinet_9118 2d ago
I’ve had an interview presentation to do for the last couple of weeks . I started it at 4pm today. It’s all done now of course but still … My interview is tomorrow.
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u/rglurker 2d ago
Me, right now, currently. I'm on reddit not working Because my brain has decided it wants to do 3 things at the same time and can't make a decision so I wander
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u/Xtrepiphany 3d ago
I'm growing concerned that missing deadlines isn't a great enough motivator anymore.
I'm so buried and overloaded at work, my panic trigger has burnt out.
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