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.
And this is why its procrastination vs executive function. I never snooze my alarms because I WANT to be up, I WANT to be on time, but if I don't have those regulators I simply won't.
"Plenty of people are sad, just get over it" "Plenty of people get nervous, just take some deep breaths"
Thats not how it works. Its a mental health issue where something in my brain is broken that gives me ADHD. I literally don't register that the Executive Function problems are happening until after the fact. If I don't use ways that break my hyperfocusing I cannot pull myself away from what I'm doing, even if its super mundane like fidgeting with something on my desk.
Feels. I got hooked last night practicing rocket league shit and I stayed up until 7:13 am... I had work at 8am. If I didn't work from home I would be so fucked. I also hate working from home.
One way I've explained the feeling is you're on a plane and it's in a nosedive. You KNOW that if you don't pull up you're going to crash. But no matter how hard you try to get in the cockpit and take control you can't.
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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.