I don’t know, trashman, if it’s an ADD thing or just you AND me. I also feel rushed all the time. It’s funny because my life for the most part really isn’t all that stressful (only when I make it so). Yes, I’m busy, lots to do, but really, I have the time to get things done. It just feels like I always have to rush. For myself, it’s like the “time police” are chasing me.
I know how easy it is to let myself get distracted and suddenly have several hours go by, so I feel like I have to get my “stuff” done really quickly before I lose myself in something. There have been too many times when I have been reading, working or whatever, and time disappears and then I discover all kinds of mistakes or missed appointments etc. I also tend to get pretty ticked off at myself because I know I let myself “drift”. This, for me, is where the hurrying comes from. The stress and fear of losing time to my distractibility and of disappointing myself and everyone around me again and again. I too understand that feeling of being so rushed that you start nothing. I chalk it up to anxiety over not being able to finish it (getting distracted) or just not paying enough attention to do it right. I end up feeling like a computer with too many apps and not enough working memory. Physically frozen in place, but frantic inside.
I don’t know if any of this made any sense to you, but I felt in my head that I knew what you meant and wanted to show my support. 