Connie Winch

"Some of us who procrastinate do so because we are secretly perfectionists."

Ha! "Secretly," that's cute. Anyone who knows me very well at all knows I'm a perfectionist. At least I own it?

to do that task. And we wait. And we wait until we can wait no longer. Then with the quickly approaching deadline, a wicked wave of anxiety, fear, or anger pushes us into action. We complete the task with only minutes to spare." -Dr. Tamara Rosier, Your Brain's Not Broken. So very guilty as charged.

"Everyone puts off things sometimes, but those with ADHD chronically avoid specific tasks and deliberately look for distractions....

"Procrastination begins with avoidance thoughts such as, *I don't feel like doing that right now*. We imagine a magical time when we will feel intrinsically motivated

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uncomfortable or even anxious, we temporarily shift our attention. This misdirection soothes our twitchy limbic system, calming our anxiety."

-Dr Tamara Rosier, Your Brain's Not Broken

Guilty as charged.

"We use the avoidance tactic to motivate ourselves to do other things instead of the important task before us. Avoidance lets us feel productive by accomplishing something
—even though it is not what needs to be done.

"When we don't want to think about the task that makes us emotionally

"Although Claudia had a very important work project that was due, she decided to repaint her bathroom instead.... Claudia didn't want to face her the work project, so she let herself become distracted by another less urgent task. She was using a sneaky emotional motivational trick called avoidance.

that we are motivated by our level of interest in something rather than its importance and priority. In other words, importance, rewards, and consequences don't spur us into action." -Dr. Tamara Rosier, Your Brain's Not Broken

YAAASSS. Can confirm.

"[P]psychiatrist William Dodson...[a]fter specializing in treating adults with ADHD for more than a quarter of a century,...has determined that their motivation is affected by two aspects of ADHD: an interest-based nervous system and emotional hyperarousal.

"An interest-based nervous system implies

OMG. Just those first 3 sentences are sooo validating. 🙏

internationally recognized authority on this topic, eplains that ADHD is more about loss of interest and motivation than attention and concentration. The key to getting things done is to see the emotions involved and learn to redirect them." -Dr. Tamara Rosier, Your Brain's Not Broken

"If you have ADHD, there are several reasons why it is difficult for you to accomplish things, and none of them have to do with laziness or not not drying hard enough. Most researchers agree that the ADHD brain is wired toward having low motivation for everyday tasks. Dr. Russell Barkley, an

And have been along these same lines for *decades*.

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Except...what is the Doctor's problem??? #StarTrekStarfleetAcademy

Im not even halfway through this week's episode of #StarTrekStarfleetAcademy, and I am LOOOVING how theyre dealing w/trauma. Bravo! 👏🖖

Per #UberEats, my dinner is being delivered by a guy *on a bicycle*. 🚲 WTF?!?

OMG if I never again see that OSU hospital commercial WITH THE WEXNER NAME STILL ON THE BUILDING, it'll be way too soon. 😠

I dont "have Adult ADHD." I have #ADHD that went undiagnosed until I was an adult. And since it's a neurological condition, you're either born with it or not, so.

Make that...this whole thread. OOF.

Last 5 posts: YESSS from me. Can confirm.

This occurs not because we don't care about what is being said but because we have difficulty sustaining our attention for very long."

"There is also the 'Wait, what?' phenomenon that happens when those of us with ADHD forget to listen. We think we are listening, and then our minds begin to drift. We zone out without realizing it, which leads to difficulty in remembering conversations or following a complex set of directions.

they are more interesting or more easily accomplished than our higher-priority tasks."

"Because of how the ADHD brain operates, we have a hard time paying attention if something isn't inherently interesting or emotionally engaging. Functions that we find monotonous or mundane create more difficulties for us. That is why we will so often get distracted by lower-priority tasks—