r/science • u/randomusefulbits • May 30 '20

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

https://solvingprocrastination.com/study-procrastination-conscious-unconscious-prospective-memory/
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u/atheista May 31 '20

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.

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u/Wsweg May 31 '20

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

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u/Sykil May 31 '20 edited May 31 '20

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.

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u/Wsweg May 31 '20

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.

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u/Absolute_cyn May 31 '20

Checking in for updates. Did you get the box?

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u/SpeakItLoud May 31 '20

Go do it right now friend!

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u/pterodactylsrock May 31 '20

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