This has recently gotten so bad for me that when I needed to do the sink full of dishes, I unloaded half of one of the racks of the dishwasher and stopped for a break.
How about putting off a bunch of things because they’re “too much” then after a few months deciding “today’s the day, I’m gonna do all these things that I’ve been putting off” and then you do all of them and finish your list in like two hours then feel like shit because you’ve been stressing over finishing those tasks for so long and could have been happier if you just finished them as they came up? Is that ADHD, too?
I feel sometimes the number of neurotypical people that read this stuff are unable to see just how debilitating ADHD can be. They laugh and go “Haha me too.” It sells ADHD short.
Imagine every hobby you love to do. Now imagine doing it. Now imagine wanting to do it but being unable to get up and do it. A switch in your brain refuses to fire. ADHD is an executive function disorder. Your brain does what it wants to do, almost entirely independent of your own desires. Even if you somehow expend all of the energy you can muster to get up and finally do it, your brain is resisting the entire time and actively fights you. It’s exhausting and even the most menial tasks can utterly destroy any energy you might have that day.
I’m an artist. I love to draw. I, however, have not drawn in 18 months because I just can’t get my mind to cooperate. I’ll force myself to doodle for a short period here and there and be so burnt out after a half hour or so that I feel like I’m going to fall asleep. Like my brain is actively resisting by being dead weight.
I hate it. And a lot of times I hate myself for being unable to do half of what normal people can.
These comics are getting pretty accurate and other day my mom asked me to check if I have any mental illness in prioritising tasks, lol. I am that bad.
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That little dopamine surge you get from completing a task can do you in.
Did you write this book about me without me knowing?
This is me! Except without the H, I only have ADD.
At this point I consider procrastination to be necessary for my mental health.
My brain does this all the time.
This one hits too close to home. Usually can relate to the comics but this one is like staring in a mirror.
Every time one of these comes up I share it with my wife and we have a good laugh. Love these 😀
Wow, the author of this comic has been spying on me apparently.
22 minutes? Think I’m stuck in a loop
22 minutes, huh? The exact length of a session of Outer Wilds? How oddly specific :>
Me trying to study for certifications and watching only 30 minutes of a 50 hour course.
“Studied a lot today! Now I’ve earned 8 hours of gaming :)”
This has recently gotten so bad for me that when I needed to do the sink full of dishes, I unloaded half of one of the racks of the dishwasher and stopped for a break.
I hate how accurate all of your comics are
Is this an ADHD-related behaviour or something anyone could be doing?
Even doing one small thing is better than doing nothing at all
I’m in this picture and I don’t like it.
These little comics make me question whether I have ADHD :thinking:
Fuck that’s me.
Oh! You wrote one really good line of your thesis! Guess that’s it for today!
These Dinos are always relatable
I work with so many of those little pink guys.
This is how I live. Do one thing a day. Making progress.
How about putting off a bunch of things because they’re “too much” then after a few months deciding “today’s the day, I’m gonna do all these things that I’ve been putting off” and then you do all of them and finish your list in like two hours then feel like shit because you’ve been stressing over finishing those tasks for so long and could have been happier if you just finished them as they came up? Is that ADHD, too?
I feel sometimes the number of neurotypical people that read this stuff are unable to see just how debilitating ADHD can be. They laugh and go “Haha me too.” It sells ADHD short.
Imagine every hobby you love to do. Now imagine doing it. Now imagine wanting to do it but being unable to get up and do it. A switch in your brain refuses to fire. ADHD is an executive function disorder. Your brain does what it wants to do, almost entirely independent of your own desires. Even if you somehow expend all of the energy you can muster to get up and finally do it, your brain is resisting the entire time and actively fights you. It’s exhausting and even the most menial tasks can utterly destroy any energy you might have that day.
I’m an artist. I love to draw. I, however, have not drawn in 18 months because I just can’t get my mind to cooperate. I’ll force myself to doodle for a short period here and there and be so burnt out after a half hour or so that I feel like I’m going to fall asleep. Like my brain is actively resisting by being dead weight.
I hate it. And a lot of times I hate myself for being unable to do half of what normal people can.
Me: “I cleaned my house today”
FeelsGoodMan ☺️
Also me: “You know that’s only productive procrastination”
😔
I have adhd and I can’t even get one thing done completely….sad face
These comics are getting pretty accurate and other day my mom asked me to check if I have any mental illness in prioritising tasks, lol. I am that bad.