Re: Vyvanse – feeling calm with new med

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Nellie, I understand that feeling of dread or of being overwhelmed when thinking about doing a task. Sorting the laundry does it for me too. I don’t know if it’s the thought of then having to DO something with the sorted laundry (ie. put it away, which involves getting past the kids’ mess in their rooms, or folding the linen) because the sorting job itself is pretty mindless, but it’s so hard to initiate. I also think that the more steps that are involved in an activity, the more likely I am to procrastinate. If everything is at hand, it helps me get moving, so I keep cleaning stuff in the bathrooms to help. But the clutter the kids (and I) leave around means I have to pack things away before I clean, so that puts me off even though the cleaning things are at hand! It’s a losing battle!! Hence I feel I need some medications to help give me that clarity of thought to help me break things down mentally so I don’t get overwhelmed before I even begin.

Carrie, I really need help to not tune out of conversations. I even tune out when my kids take too long to get to the point, or if they interrupt something I am concentrating on. I hate myself for that at times. They deserve my full attention at least some of the time – certainly more than they get now. So does my hubby. How can anyone pay attention to fishing stories, to what happened at hubby’s work to people you know nothing about (because I can never pay attention enough to remember who’s who), or to who played with who at school, or to big ideas on how to make money that you know are doomed before they are two seconds into descibing the plan?!! It’s beyond me how others manage to pay attention to that sort of stuff, let alone remember enough to ask questions about it at a later date! Ugh!! I can’t even PRETEND I am listening much of the time!

SG, I think planning is part of the key to getting things done. I am better if I do plan ahead and let things sink into my brain for a day beforehand. But I have to keep plans realistic – one or two things is enough for me to deal with at the moment. Not that I always work that way. I am always planning too much and not doing anything because I overwhelm myself just looking at my “to do” list!

And I have an internet addiction too 😉

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