Fuck my life, I know what I need to do but I still am not
The therapy take is that this feeling comes about because you grew up in an environment where it wasn’t emotionally/physically safe for you to relax. Even as an adult with well managed/medicated ADHD, the subconscious parts of your brain are still trying to protect you, so no relaxation allowed. imo, this is extra common in ADHD folk because even parts of our own brains were mad at us for not having executive function.
In particularly bad cases, this can rise to the level of being C-PTSD. Feeling unable to relax is a big indicator that whatever is going on in your head needs to be addressed. Therapy is expensive, but there’s ways to get it covered by insurance, especially if you have an ADHD diagnosis.
Hell yeah. I grew up in the jehovahs Witness cult. One of their most used phrases is:“Are you doing enough?”
This is me on the weekends for sure. I feel like I’m wasting time even after I’ve cleaned my room, washed the dishes, done the laundry etc etc. Journaling, and keeping a to do list helps a bit, just lets my brain remember ‘oh yeah I’ve done all the important stuff’.
I know what I need to do. I have exams in 5 days. I had 12 days, now it’s 5. I can’t do anything.
I just feel like that sense most people, even neutotypicals, get where you feel like you have a purpose, or some destiny to fulfill is simply exaggerated by ADHD/autism. It sucks having a gnawing feeling in your soul that you should be, like, saving the world or being more than human. It’s impossible to satisfy, and it’s a super intense urge.
