<story><title>Procrastination is flight, deadline is fight, freeze is staring at the screen</title><url>https://pmigdal.medium.com/dont-fight-flight-or-freeze-your-body-and-emotions-96f5aa30b299</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>nisa</author><text>This is all true but but I&amp;#x27;ve been recently been diagnosed with adult adhd in my mid-30ies and on a low dose of slow release Methylphenidate and it&amp;#x27;s all the difference between getting things done and procrastinating like hell. If you exhausted all the articles and nothing worked and you have big problems for years (like this: &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;gekk.info&amp;#x2F;articles&amp;#x2F;adhd.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;gekk.info&amp;#x2F;articles&amp;#x2F;adhd.html&lt;/a&gt;) give it a try. In the last weeks I managed to really learn in a structured way for the first time. Of course it&amp;#x27;s no magic solution to all your problems but it&amp;#x27;s a stark difference for me. I just want to leave that here as I&amp;#x27;ve read these articles every other week and nothing sticked. Neither did counseling or talk theraphy - it helped but didn&amp;#x27;t solve the procrastination &amp;#x2F; time issues</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>stared</author><text>As a person with ADHD - there is one more layer: why some things cause stress in the first place—in my case, sending official letters causes a PTSD-like panic reaction. Usually, I procrastinate. If I try too hard to get over procrastination, I freeze or fight (which ends up with a meltdown, sometimes as hard as one culminating with a migraine aura).&lt;p&gt;Only a few months ago, I started looking at it. It turns out that sending a letter is a multi-step process. From printing something, signing it, writing the address (I hate my handwriting), going to the post office (often too loud, with long waiting times), sending it (with a proper type of email). All with delayed feedback (a killer for ADHD-like motivation). All in a way that a SINGLE mistake (e.g. sending 2 copies instead of 3, page 5 being unsigned, a missed deadline, etc).&lt;p&gt;Yes, therapy won&amp;#x27;t solve it. I am meeting weekly with a therapist for emotional stuff (but who is virtually clueless about sensory processing issues related to Autism&amp;#x2F;ADHD) and a &amp;quot;Psychologist on the Spectrum&amp;quot; (it&amp;#x27;s her FB page) purely for talking about such matters.&lt;p&gt;Ad substances, in my case, Modafinil works better than Methylphenidate. 
Modafinil makes me focused while reducing anxiety.&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&amp;#x2F;item?id=25996353&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&amp;#x2F;item?id=25996353&lt;/a&gt;</text></comment>
<story><title>Procrastination is flight, deadline is fight, freeze is staring at the screen</title><url>https://pmigdal.medium.com/dont-fight-flight-or-freeze-your-body-and-emotions-96f5aa30b299</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>nisa</author><text>This is all true but but I&amp;#x27;ve been recently been diagnosed with adult adhd in my mid-30ies and on a low dose of slow release Methylphenidate and it&amp;#x27;s all the difference between getting things done and procrastinating like hell. If you exhausted all the articles and nothing worked and you have big problems for years (like this: &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;gekk.info&amp;#x2F;articles&amp;#x2F;adhd.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;gekk.info&amp;#x2F;articles&amp;#x2F;adhd.html&lt;/a&gt;) give it a try. In the last weeks I managed to really learn in a structured way for the first time. Of course it&amp;#x27;s no magic solution to all your problems but it&amp;#x27;s a stark difference for me. I just want to leave that here as I&amp;#x27;ve read these articles every other week and nothing sticked. Neither did counseling or talk theraphy - it helped but didn&amp;#x27;t solve the procrastination &amp;#x2F; time issues</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>zingar</author><text>100%. I was considered bright but lazy &amp;#x2F; performing below potential throughout my schooling and first years of work. In my thirties I was diagnosed with a combination of anxiety and ADHD and the prescribed medication is immensely helpful. I view younger years of frustration&amp;#x2F;boredom&amp;#x2F;hyperactivity as somewhat wasted and I wish that the adults in my life has realised what was happening when I was a child.&lt;p&gt;The physician who ultimately prescribed the medication informs me:&lt;p&gt;1. Methylphenidate aka Ritalin is not addictive (and I had no problem stopping it for some years when it made sense)&lt;p&gt;2. Probably every adult could benefit from its use at specific crunch times. (But not permanently unless you&amp;#x27;re actually diagnosed with ADHD)&lt;p&gt;The FUD I&amp;#x27;ve experienced when I mention Ritalin always surprises me.</text></comment>