Does anyone else with ADHD have some days where your executive dysfunction is worse than normal, and you end up barely doing anything and feeling like crap? I’m having one of those days, and I’m hoping I’m not alone in experiencing this.

  • PCH@geddit.social
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    11 months ago

    OMFG yes!!! Even with a good med regimen I have days where my EF is just not firing on all cylinders. YOU ARE NOT ALONE

  • Signboy@lemmy.ca
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    11 months ago

    You are absolutely not alone. As various factors rise & fall, sometimes they stack up and I just lose hard for a day. Do what you can to be nice to yourself on those days. Beating yourself up for not functioning “normally” is like mocking a quadroplegic for not walking with proper posture. Days like that I try to make time to do something slightly creative with no end goal, like record some bass lines then delete them. The required solitude is an amazing treat (if you can get it), the creative outlet feels like finally letting go of a fart you’ve been holding in public all day, and the final deletion keeps anything from having any pressure to be good enough.

  • bloopernova@programming.dev
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    11 months ago

    Yes. It’s part of having ADD / Executive Dysfunction. You’re not alone, your feelings are absolutely real and valid, and it’s ok to not be at your best 100% of the time.

    Something I’ve learned during my almost 5 decades is that you have to save up against the ADD bad days. In other words, don’t procrastinate about dishes or laundry because there will be days when you’re just not able to do them. Save up for those days by getting shite done! (Obviously not today, you’re having a bad day)

    I used to beat myself up something terrible until I realized that.

    You’re not alone. Lots of people share the same disability as you, but that doesn’t cheapen your individual suffering.