Executive Dysfunction Explained Perfectly

[@BadNessie]

I feel this, I feel this way too much and too often. And trust me, anyone who says things about lazy and / or discipline: it is NOT that. Has nothing to do with it. It is NOT a fun feeling, because everything in you is yelling 'THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT TASK TO DO' at the very same time. Nothing about it is fun. Not the part where you're doing stuff while you should be doing other stuff. Not the part where you feel the discrepancy. Not the part where you can't get important things done. Not the part where your to-do-list of important things keeps growing into sheer overwhelming dimensions. Not the part where people remind you that the task is important, easy to do and that you suck for doing irrelevant stuff instead. Not the part where you see others doing the important task like it was nothing. Not the part where important tasks remain undone in your life. This sucks, and on so many levels. And just as a reminder: it sucks most for the person who 'has' it. Far - FAR - more than for those who just look at it from the outside and say 'just get it over with'. There simply is no 'just' in executive dysfunction.

[@carmelmireles4168]

Yes sss ❤ , thank you. It can simple, it should be done and your mind is screaming danger. Then you have the weight of shame. I'm homeless, living in my car. I know where to go for food but I won't get in line for it be I don't.

[@christademarco5602]

"I don't understand! You got so much done last week!" Ok, so! I was hypomanic. Now I'm entering a depressed state. And, because I did so much last week I'm not burnt out. Also, I have fibromyalgia, and Hashimoto's hypothyroidism. So, basically, yeah, whatever needs to get done has to wait till my next hypomanic episode. "... When is that going to be?" Oh, not only do I not know, I actually am actively trying to prevent another hypomanic episode. "But... You said that's when you're productive?" Yeeeaaaah, I'm not though. And you're glorifying my mental illness. Actually, studies show that after a hypomanic or manic episode your brain can experience shrinking. Like, it's actually really bad to go through one. "So, you're only productive during a hypomanic episode, but going through one causes brain damage. And after a hypomanic episode you're burnt out and your ADHD causes more dysfunction because of your ED. Wait! So, is there anything you can do to fix this?" Fun fact, no!