Re: Not sure if it's me or the ADHD but I hate morning

[Anonymous]

Hi @shuz4me,

Another vote for an incredibly similar morning routine to yours. I’m a freelance writer at the moment, a career choice that I’ve tried to manufacture in order to accommodate my inability to wake up early. (As a tangent: getting distracted while writing is another topic which I’d love to know more about. i.e. is writing even a career I should be pursuing as someone with ADHD)

I’ve struggled with mornings my whole life and at just past 30 years of age, I doubt I’m going to change anytime soon. I’m chronically late for appointments, especially if they’re in the morning. I beat up the alarm clock for about an hour each day before I am able to crawl out of bed.

There seem to be two stages. My body physically wakes up, but my brain sort of burns and aches with this horrible mood if I try to get out of bed before I’ve squeaked out another few rounds of snoozing.

Something I’ve tried:

I often take vitamin B pills during the day and it helps with the energy levels, mood and general sustained alertness.

So I decided to try taking a Vitamin B pill late at night or before bed. It doesn’t hinder my ability to fall asleep, but I’ve noticed that mornings can be much easier when I do take a pill the night before.

Having a regular exercise routine also helps, when I’m able to…

I’d be interested to hear what other people have done to help out the mornings.

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