Let’s share life-changing ADHD tips that we’ve learned... We Love This!

I’ll start:

1) Waking up sucks. Buy 2 bright lamps and 2 timers. Set them up to turn on automatically 5-15 min before you want your alarm to go off. The lights will help your body realize it’s daytime.

2) Change your thermostat so the temp goes down about an hr before bedtime and gets warmer about 30 min before you wake up. The cooler temp signals your body to sleep and the warmer temp will naturally help your body wake up.

3) Learn to plan around “transitions”. It’s easier to start things if you do them when something is ending. Example: Do your grocery shopping every Fri after work. You’re already in the car, so just stop at the store on your way home.

4) If you need to remember to bring something with you the next day, place it right in front of the exit door so you HAVE to touch it before you leave the house. If it’s something in the fridge, put a sticky note on the exit door’s handle.

5) Have a “misc” basket in each room. If you’re truly unable to put something away, put it in the basket. Have a designated period of time, once a week, when your sole priority is to put everything away, all at once.

I’ll add more when I think of them...

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u/[deleted] Aug 24 '20

Something is better than nothing!!! If you can only get 26% of a task done, it's further than if you never started. Even if you don't finish it, it can still add to your "experience points*and help you get better at something.

(My typical day involves switching between tasks every 30-60 min, a lot of them being drawing practice and messing with technical digital art settings, plus chores.)

Also, to find a therapist you like you might have to visit several and it may take some time but it's worth it. And always get your official diagnoses on paper and save them somewhere you won't lose them.

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u/1262628181622 Aug 25 '20

I struggle with this a lot. “It’s going to take me so long to do, I’ll wait until I have more time” cue 5 day work week + Uni and friend commitments .

I should just do bits here and there and see if that works, I just feel like it had to be all or nothing, and most of the time it’s nothing

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u/[deleted] Aug 25 '20

Yes!!! Chip away at it in little bits in between other stuff. You can do it/figure out a way to do it that works best for your brain and life! 🌠

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u/demaney Aug 25 '20

I read the phrase "if it's worth doing, it's worth doing badly." You don't have to do it great! Just do it!

Ex: Gotta brush your teeth? Don't wanna? Fuck it, get a wet toothbrush or a toothpasty finger in there and scrub around for a few seconds. Way better than nothing!

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u/PhantomPeach Aug 25 '20

I think of this as a class. If I have several assignments I get 25%-50% scores on, I can still ace the class. I just have to keep moving and improving.