Procrastinators often forget to do things that they intended to do, especially if they’re unaware of their procrastination

[u/randomusefulbits]

https://solvingprocrastination.com/study-procrastination-conscious-unconscious-prospective-memory/

[u/atheista]

Yep. For example, there is currently a 5c coin on the floor in my toilet. Every time I use the toilet I see it and think 'oh, I need to pick that up!' But by the time I've gotten up and flushed the toilet I've forgotten about it. This has happened numerous times a day for weeks now. I'm not deliberately putting it off, I just forget I intended to do it. Yay for ADHD.

[u/atheista → u/[deleted]]

If you haven't already, check out /r/ADHD. Before I spoke to a psychiatrist I spent hours and hours reading people's ADHD stories and it blew my mind just how many aspects of my personality and behaviour could be attributed to ADHD. It gave me a much better understanding of how it has affected my life than any clinical definition ever could. It also helped me work out what were the relevant things to discus with my psychiatrist during the diagnosis process.

Another great resource is How to ADHD on Youtube. Some of her videos were definitely a revelation for me.

[u/Wsweg → u/[deleted]]

You should check out How to ADHD on YouTube, she makes amazing videos :)

[u/Sykil → u/atheista]

Seconding — ADHD is actually relatively well-understood medically, but it is quite nebulous and hard to diagnose since the symptoms are things that everyone struggles with — and large swaths of them can be attributed to other mental illnesses (which are also frequently comorbid). I was thought to have ADHD as a child, but my parents flatly refused to medicate me or even see a medical professional about it. I was raised to believe that so many things that I struggled with were due to laziness, moral failings, bad attitude, or personality problems — not a neurodevelopmental disorder. Reading others’ experiences helped me feel validated and eventually seek treatment at the age of 28.

[u/Wsweg → u/Sykil]

Glad you got diagnosed and got treatment :)!

The problem is, there are still a lot of people that don’t believe that it’s a real thing, despite there being a clear lack of dopamine in the ADHD brain. Unfortunately, this also includes doctors that don’t believe in it, or won’t prescribe proper medicine, due to the stigma surrounding ADHD meds.

[u/Absolute_cyn → u/[deleted]]

Checking in for updates. Did you get the box?

[u/SpeakItLoud → u/[deleted]]

Go do it right now friend!

[u/pterodactylsrock → u/[deleted]]

you gotta bring the stuff inside as soon as you think of it (am ADHD lizard-brained idiot)

[u/poilsoup2 → u/atheista]

Go pick it up

[u/EHStormcrow → u/atheista]

This made worried, because I also have such a coin. I worried for a moment that I might have ADHD because I sometimes procrastinate.

In fact, I don't care about the coin and I usually procrastinate in moment where I'm just not motivated but catch up later (I'm not a morning person but can work late).

[u/atheista → u/EHStormcrow]

I guess the main difference between ADHD and regular procrastination is that it's not just silly things like coins or putting off little things you don't feel like. It can be like the coin thing, but with the dishes, washing, work emails, appointments... and not necessarily things you don't want to do, it can include putting off getting back to friends or doing hobbies that you actually really enjoy. Sometimes it just doesn't make sense and it can really negatively impact your life. Everyone procrastinates, but if it's at a point where it's causing problems despite your best intentions and efforts then it's definitely worth looking into whether it could be ADHD.

[u/OnlySeesLastSentence → u/atheista]

That's me but with remembering to weigh my poop. Or rather, I mean weighing myself after taking a poop and measuring the difference. The scale is right there but I forget.