How do you deal with executive dysfunction?

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Submitted ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨Amicchan@lemmy.ml⁩ to ⁨asklemmy@lemmy.ml⁩

I usually just ignore societal rules and only do activities that I want or need to do.

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realcaseyrollins ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago
It's very hard. Typically it's because I'm understimulated, or I'm struggling with indecision paralysis. I can only combat the former, with caffeine, but the latter I sadly have no idea how to conquer.

Thanks for posting this question! I rarely see questions about ADHD on the Fediverse and they're refreshing when I find them here.
- Amicchan@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago
  I primarily struggle with low working memory.
  
  I'm struggling with indecision paralysis…I sadly have no idea how to conquer [indecision paralysis].
  
  I relate to you; I also struggle with indecision paralysis. I want to do a programming project with Lisp; but I can't start a project; there's so many ideas to choose.
  
  Thanks for posting this question! I rarely see questions about ADHD on the Fediverse and they're refreshing when I find them here.
  
  You're welcome. It's also refreshing to find neurodivergent fediverse users.
  
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  - keegomatic@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago
    
    I want to do a programming project with Lisp; but I can’t start a project; there’s so many ideas to choose.
    
    I've dealt with this. The trick is to do one that you don't care too much about. You think of a crappy idea, and you start it. After a couple weeks of working on it in your free time, you might get bored and start some other idea and decide to come back to it later. It's okay—start the new thing. You may not ever come back to it (I almost never do) but it will break your block. Eventually you'll have a halfway decent idea that you'll keep working on for a longer period of time, and you'll be satisfied.
    
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  - jackalope@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago
    Yeah low working memory is my biggest issue too.
    
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  - realcaseyrollins ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago
    I ended up asking one of my ADHD IRL friends about the indecision paralysis issue, he said he'd follow up with me (we're busy college students lol)
    
    I may circle back when I hear from him and tried out what he's suggested!