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Three months ago, I moved. By that I mean I had the movers move my stuff in. I haven’t completely unpacked because the whole place needs to be painted. I am doing it myself because 1) I really do like to paint and 2) I can’t afford to hire painters. I procrastinated (of course) and when I finally did start, I had a problem with the paint, finally went to the paint store for a change of paint and haven’t been able to make any more progress. I had the entire day today free and I did nothing that would help me get this place together except shop for filing cabinets and other furniture online (didn’t buy, just looked). Besides the house, there’s a whole lot of other things I need to be doing, such as looking for a part-time job. The inertia is starting to scare me. Today, I started to wonder if the medication is exacerbating the problem. I’ve only been diagnosed and on meds for about 2 years (and I’m 64!). They really help when I am actually working on something and they calm me down, but they also enable me to spend hours focusing on things I do not need to be focusing on. I guess restlessness has its place. So, I, too, am thinking about going off the medication for awhile. I tend to be tired when I don’t take it, but that could be because I stay up way too late and don’t get nearly enough sleep. Maybe without the medication, I will need to rely on better lifestyle routines to help me. Right now, I’m in a rut and need to get back up on the road.
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