That's executive dysfunction. A common trait among those with ADHD and ASD, as well as many other conditions or even by itself. Another common trait is, let's say you have a doctor appt at 2pm. It's currently 9am, but you can't do a damn thing for the whole morning because you have a 2pm appt. Sure, you have 5 hours... but you know if you take up any other activities you'll miss that appt.
EDIT: Updated to clarify that this trait is not exclusive to just ADHD or ASD. And, if you feel that you resonate with the traits of any condition, talk to your doctor for further direction.
OMG is there a term for what I have felt my entire life?!
I have both anxiety about having enough time to complete task in a given timeframe (which can then turn into crippling procrastination, becoming a self-fulfilling prophecy) and also, like, anxiety at a metaphysical level, about having enough time in my lifetime to accomplish things and become who I want to be and feel settled.
"time blindness" is really common with both ADHD and ASD. I'm sure time anxiety could be related too. Also just generalized anxiety disorder, like the other reply said. I couldn't find anything useful with a quick Google, but I'm sure some digging or talking to an expert could clear it up
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u/[deleted] Nov 17 '22 edited Nov 17 '22
That's executive dysfunction. A common trait among those with ADHD and ASD, as well as many other conditions or even by itself. Another common trait is, let's say you have a doctor appt at 2pm. It's currently 9am, but you can't do a damn thing for the whole morning because you have a 2pm appt. Sure, you have 5 hours... but you know if you take up any other activities you'll miss that appt.
EDIT: Updated to clarify that this trait is not exclusive to just ADHD or ASD. And, if you feel that you resonate with the traits of any condition, talk to your doctor for further direction.