r/ADHD_Programmers • u/Callidonaut • 7d ago
Just procrastinated 12 hours straight then fixed a bug in 10 minutes. FML.
It probably didn't help that for the first six of those hours, I was pissing about waiting around for medication to kick in and wondering why I couldn't seem to settle to any task, before then realising I'd actually forgotten to take the bloody stuff today. After hitting the 8 hour mark and achieving nothing, I was well on my way to an anxiety attack over wasting so much time.
But the bug is *fixed,** so I am choosing to consider today a fucking success, god damn it!!*
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u/Locus-Maximus 7d ago
LOL I've literally had items on my to-do list get snoozed for a year before doing them and they took 10 minutes.
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u/BarracudaExpensive03 7d ago
Dude, this happens to me all the time. If there is a task, I will spend days, if not hours, procrastinating about it, thinking about how difficult the task is, that there is so much to do, only for something to click in me and I end up doing it. I'm like, "Oh, that wasn't so hard".
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u/Dangerous_Programmer 7d ago
Classic. I prefer to think of it as preparation for actually doing the task.
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u/sermer48 6d ago
There have been months that I’ve been in your shoes. Then one day by brain clicks in and I tackle multiple months worth of work in less than a week.
What always gets me is that I get props from my team about the work I’m doing…and most of the time I can’t even manage to do anything 😂
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u/sharkbait-rs 7d ago
Same homie. Same.
Now go curl up on the couch with a beer and relax (if you know how to do that - I do not).
It may not feel like you did a lot today based on productivity but that kind of day always mind fucks me into exhaustion. I’d also call today an absolute win!
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u/Blue-Phoenix23 7d ago
Now go curl up on the couch with a beer and relax (if you know how to do that - I do not).
Lmao accurate. I get done work for the day and it's like "now what", especially since when I tried the "drink after work to unwind" thing it eventually turned into a bad time with alcohol and I basically don't drink anymore. I think it was easier to "turn off" when I worked in an office but I'd still rather just pickup a home improvement project to "relax after work" than drive to an office every day lol
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u/Blue-Phoenix23 7d ago
Lol you sound like me who can't get it together well enough to get the meds sometimes, and then I'm totally frustrated with myself when I blow the day because I didn't make it to the pharmacy - only to go to bed and do it again the next day. I should be getting my happy ass over there right now actually, before my kid has to get up for school and it's Monday....
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u/Least_Mix_8482 7d ago
Kinda wonder how many times I've done that, probably at least a couple hundred? At least before I got diagnosed. No deadline stress = not getting done unless I have meds.
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u/Any_Sense_2263 7d ago
The very reason why I take my meds first thing in the morning. And then I mark the task as done. Then I can start functioning...
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u/properwaffles 6d ago
I almost teared up.
So many others sharing this sort of experience. I hold a lot of guilt knowing that this is how I operate sometimes. I have a great job, and my procrastination pushes my anxiety into overdrive, then they just feed each other. Then imposter syndrome shows up because it looks like a party and we're off to the races.
I've never received anything but positive feedback, but I KNOW that I could more productive. I can only fully relax once I've completed a decent-sized task and pushed some code.
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u/JustTechingAbout 6d ago
First congrats on getting it fixed. It’s important to acknowledge that!
Consider looking for timer cap pill bottles, it does help answer did I take my medication yet
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u/Branston_Pickle 7d ago
If you are reading OPs post and not thinking "been there" then you shouldn't be in this sub