![]() ![]() ![]() Some of us need the adrenaline rush and pressure of a quickly-approaching deadline to feel enough stress (energy) to motivate ourselves into action. Those with ADHD are more likely to procrastinate on dreaded tasks. This means that people with ADHD are more likely to be in situations where they need these skills, but their lack of executive functioning led them to be in this situation in the first place. Things like prioritizing and sequencing tasks, as well as completing tasks from start to finish - a skill one would find very handy when faced with multiple obligations - are part of executive function. Something those with ADHD struggle with is executive functioning. ![]() Why are ADHDers prone to the overwhelm-shutdown cycle? So why does this overwhelm/shutdown cycle happen? Let's unpack it. You don’t know where to start, there’s too much to do, and you feel as though nothing can be done, because even just thinking of doing what you need to do feels like an insurmountable task. If you have ADHD as well, this “shutdown” might sound familiar to you, too. A phone call an email an assignment that I know down to my toes that I could absolutely do hanging up a shower curtain writing this article. Often, it’s the simpler things that build up. The tasks themselves don't need to be hard. It starts when I’m overwhelmed by things I have to do - thinking about how long I’ve been stuck, or how to explain the reason why it took me so many weeks to respond to a simple email. Maybe writing an article that you thought you’d finish ten weeks earlier… Too many emails you told yourself you’d respond to weeks ago. Too many assignments put off until later in the semester. Too many things have piled up on the to-do list. There it is: that dreaded "stuck," frozen feeling. ![]()
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