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Tiddler,
Are you on ADD meds? Someone else asked this, but not sure if it was answered already; if I missed it, sorry!
I’m only speaking for myself, but I’ve definitely used anxiety to prod me along when nothing else would. That whole procrastination bit. Nothing like having a deadline to kick your brain into gear!
For me, the stimulation of the medication seems to be what kicks me into gear these days. Hard to know for sure, since I started meds the day I got my diagnosis.
You may indeed be noticing symptoms more. I know I am, in the sense that I am amazed at times at what I catch myself doing. I can’t help but wonder, Was I ALWAYS like this, and just clueless?
One thing that might help for motivation is to create some deadlines. For instance, if you need to clean your house, invite some people over for dinner next weekend! My husband and I joke that our house would never be clean if we didn’t have company once in a while.
If you need to declutter, schedule a day to take some things to a charity for donation. I’m lucky because in my area there are lots of charities that call me saying “We’ll be in your neighborhood on such-and-such day, do you have any items?” I always say yes. And then I forget about it until the reminder call the night before – but that’s the panic button I need, and I run around the house gathering up outgrown clothes! Not fun, but it gets done!
I’m working on this stuff, too, believe me. The meds are helping a lot with the daily motivation, but my big projects still need more strategies. Hang in there!
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