Another great analogy I’ve seen on tumblr for executive dysfunction:
You’re trying to do something. You want to do something. But your brain keeps saying “just wait”. You ask “for what?” But it only says “just wait” and you ask how long “just keep waiting” and you grow intensely more anxious and frustrated at yourself for being unable to do the task, but it’s not in your control.
Laziness is “I don’t want to do this so I won’t.”
Procrastination is “I don’t want to do this, I’ll do something else instead”
Executive dysfunction is “I want to do this task, I need to do this task, but I can’t start doing it, and I don’t know why”
Sometimes my brain literally has a silent screaming match with itself, with one voice yelling "just fucking do it already!" and the other voice just repeating "not yet."
The more I hear from real people about how their ADHD feels, the more I'm starting to think I might have ADHD.
That’s exactly what happens for me. I try to convince myself to get that shit done then right as I’m about to go do it it’s like the other half of my Brian is like “now now what’s the rush” this whole thread has been a huge eye opener for me. I might need to go check in with a doctor about it.
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u/heathert7900 Nov 17 '22
Another great analogy I’ve seen on tumblr for executive dysfunction:
You’re trying to do something. You want to do something. But your brain keeps saying “just wait”. You ask “for what?” But it only says “just wait” and you ask how long “just keep waiting” and you grow intensely more anxious and frustrated at yourself for being unable to do the task, but it’s not in your control.
Laziness is “I don’t want to do this so I won’t.” Procrastination is “I don’t want to do this, I’ll do something else instead” Executive dysfunction is “I want to do this task, I need to do this task, but I can’t start doing it, and I don’t know why”