• Mohamed@lemmy.ca
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    24
    ·
    2 days ago

    Something my therapist told me and that works more often than not. Set out to do the task for a very small time, like 3 minutes. After 3 minutes, you may find that you are absorbed in that task, but if not, just stop doing it.

    The idea I think is to get over the difficulty in starting a task.

      • Interstitial Journal

        Write down:

        • current time
        • current activity
        • optional: how you feel
        • next activity

        Example:

        • 13:02
        • standing on balcony scrolling Lemmy
        • tense and energetic
        • next: flash fedora image to USB drive
      • douglasg14b@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        5
        ·
        edit-2
        2 days ago

        Yeah, that method addresses that.

        Often the catatonic ADHD can’t move. Mode is related to resistance, starting a task.

        Giving yourself an easy out that you know you can use after 3 minutes is an easy way to trick your brain into deciding that test starting a task isn’t such a big deal.

        Therefore allowing you to move.

        If you can’t move because depression then that’s different.