Comments | chaoticidealism: Help, I'm checking my e-mail and I can't stop!

chaoticidealism

Help, I'm checking my e-mail and I can't stop!

Mar 13, 2009 01:14

So this morning I went to a career fair... first time in my life... I've been trying to find an internship for the summer.

Doesn't help that finals start tomorrow, and I've been trying all week to force myself to study. Mixed success.

Doesn't help that I couldn't find my shirt, my new dress shoes made my feet hurt, and I couldn't figure out how to ( Read more... )

stress, daily life, executive dysfunction, meltdowns, education

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anonymous March 14 2009, 10:29:25 UTC

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anonymous March 14 2009, 13:35:24 UTC

Yes, this happens to me a lot. One thing that helps me is to have a separate area for studying. If I am going to write something for school or work, I go to my desk. Web surfing and blogging can be done from the comfy chair, but as long as I'm at the desk I have that cue to remind me what I am supposed to be working on. Every 45 minutes or so, I get a short break, 5 or 10 minutes, and I get up from the desk, and go listen to a favorite song, play a short game of some sort or have a snack, or just go outside for a few minutes and walk around.

To-do lists are good for me, too. I make them in great detail, so there are some very brief tasks that can be checked off soon. Being able to see that I am accomplishing something helps me stay motivated.

That said, I still struggle with exactly the things you are talking about, and always looking for more suggestions.

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optimus6128.blogspot.com anonymous March 20 2009, 17:11:52 UTC

Not being able to do the stuff I have to or even I like to, sticking to time wasting useless things like playing games or the internet or thinking about it. Sounds just like me. I've been thinking and thinking about it, people try to suggest a solution but there seemed to be nothing. I wouldn't even find any peace by choosing the other alternative, accepting that I am lazy or unable to do great things or be productive and well. If someone ever finds a real and working solution to the problem I would be glad to listen to it. Because till today I am still wondering about this thing, I still want to be creative (at least in the things I'd like to be creative, not only the things I am oblidged to do in real life) but I can't. But I know I want, except if I am deluded. And I have been wondering about this for ten years. Maybe I should just be patient, accept my condition or think it harder or anything else :P

This is awfully reimiscient anonymous March 21 2009, 00:37:52 UTC

being diagnosed with ADD and Asperger's syndrome as well this is awfully reminiscent what happens to me, but I don't attribute life mismanagement to my Asperger's part, to wander distracted or not get yourself to do something important yet not interesting, isn't a major subset of autism as I've read ( ... )

Re: This is awfully reimiscient anonymous March 21 2009, 00:44:21 UTC

Oh and i forgot to add this, love yourself even if you perceive many negative traits, realise that those negative traits served a purpose and didn't just happen because your bad, they happened as a response to soemething, the most important thing to change is to love your being even as flawed at it is, then you can go ahead and change things else, if you don't love yourself then you won't have that confidence to change.

Now I know you have that love for yourself, even being an Autism person, that is one emotion that can pierce right to any cold heart, you love yourself because, you want a better future for yourself.

realizing that is the first step before going ahead to change

Re: This is awfully reimiscient anonymous March 21 2009, 01:01:05 UTC

Finally I'll need to add this, I have yet completely eliminated all the problems, especially social anxiety still remains strong but I've broken the ice and by time & practised persistence I'll bring it comfortable levels - hell even my first love, damn I'm 20 and never dated. But yes I've made big strides using meditation.

Re: This is awfully reimiscient chaoticidealism March 21 2009, 03:56:38 UTC

Yeah, I do have ADHD traits. Technically they can't be diagnosed together because ADHD can't be diagnosed in someone who also has a PDD, since the PDD takes precedence; but yes, I do have some of that ( ... )