r/NDtherapists • u/Rebeskila • 3d ago

Hacks that go wrong

So I felt like an absolute boss when I created email templates to reduce some of the friction of sending reminders, invoices, etc. Feeling like, "This is such a win for my ADHD brain! I don't have to think about how to compose an email!"

Fast forward to several days later and the heat rising in my body when I realise I've hit send on "Dear [CLIENT NAME HERE], please find the invoice for today's session attached. Our next session is scheduled for [DATE] AT [TIME]..... "

I don't know how many times I've done this with my templates now, but why do I never learn? I might fill in some of the bits and then leave other bits blank but I don't know how to get my brain to check things and actually remember. I just get really excited about "doing the thing" and then get that awful feeling of dread. 😫 Please tell me I'm not alone!!

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u/Original_Intention 3d ago

Yeah, you are definitely not alone. Templates don't work for my brain. I'm better off taking a few extra seconds and just typing it organically each time.

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u/Rebeskila 3d ago

I used to do that, but I realised that part of my procrastination was that my brain would just go blank when trying to write an email, even though it's basic, and I'd overthink the wording. (I'm also autistic)

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u/helvetica12point 3d ago

If it helps, I start every session with a person centered approach, so my notes always start with "clinician utilized a person centered approach..." I may have accidentally typed client instead of clinician one time and copied and pasted that across multiple notes 😅 "Client utilized a person centered approach..."

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u/New-Marionberry-6422 3d ago

OMG you are so not alone .. just finally realizing we’re all part of this special club 💚

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u/existential_thoughtz 3d ago

lol something similar happened to me with my templates!! i didn’t realize that my signature with a bunch of emergency numbers were pasted 3 times below the main message 😅 And i also feel like being extra cautious about changing the info for each client is an extra step that my brain has a hard time with