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[–] funnystuff97 66 points 1 year ago

"If I say I'll get something done, I'll get it done. No need to remind me every 6 months about it."

[–] peopleproblems 24 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's on the to do list. which means it'll get done

sometime

when I remember I have a to do list and the things above it on the todo list are actually a lower priority than this or can't be done right now

[–] BottleOfAlkahest 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

*and the things above it on the too list are higher priority and I'm procrastinating them harder than this

[–] Mohkia 4 points 1 year ago

I feel called out by this statement. At least something is getting done though.

[–] BenLeMan 21 points 1 year ago

I'm doing it. I'M DOING IT!

Jeez.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Showering, I'll get to it eventually, and if someone reminds me i won't

[+] RGB3x3 -6 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Yeah, but like... You really should be showering every day. If someone is telling you to do it, You've likely gone too long.

[–] agent_flounder 16 points 1 year ago (2 children)

You don't say. /s The problem isn't ignorance. It's a lack of motivation and / or depression.

[–] blanketswithsmallpox 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Leave your cell phone in the shower and only use it after you take it. Force them changes.

Meds organizer on top of your phone in the morning with a bottle of water right there. No more missing meds.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

But you still have to both remember and be motivated to leave your phone in the shower, or put your meds on top of it.

[–] blanketswithsmallpox 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Yep, it's all about those initial steps though. Once you start that routine it's hard to break and becomes part of the ADHD 'ocd needs to be in its right place' habit.

Depression meds will help with the same thing. It's always that initial push though which is why taking meds right away when you wake up is so important. Once you get it as automatic as putting on your glasses

while also ynderstanding what the meds are doing

it helps.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I don't have routines though. I can get a routine going for maybe a few weeks, but if anything interrupts it, it's over.

I'm not on ADHD meds yet though, so hopefully they'll help.

[–] agent_flounder 2 points 1 year ago

For me, pill organizer next to the espresso machine and so it is part of my morning ritual. But yeah we all gotta find our best coping strategies.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Bingo

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago

Showering has never become a habit for me. Hygiene has never become a habit. I have to physically make myself do those things and often enough, I don't have the spoons to do them

[–] Tedrow 13 points 1 year ago

Showering every day might be excessive for some.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

Do you actually need to shower every day? Or is it just a cultural thing that doesn't really have any basis in science?

I mean, if you're not doing much or straining yourself all day, you don't really sweat or get dirty.

[–] NocturnalMorning 11 points 1 year ago

I honestly don't understand how they can expect that of us. It's rude is what it is.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

This is the most relatable thing I've read today, which is really saying something considering the multiple hours I've spent on Lemmy so far, a platform full of relatable posts.