Hard to wake up
Hey, does anyone struggle to get up out of bed because of being incredibly overwhelmed with every area of your life. Despite knowing that you’re running out of time for deadlines and appointments? If so how do you make yourself get up?
I try to just move to a new location with no obligation to do anything. I’ll put what I’d like to do near me in case I feel up to it. This week I even moved my favorite chair into my room so I wouldn’t have to go too far. Just getting out with no pressure helps a lot.
I find having something I look forward to every morning and find calming helps. For me it's making matcha, I find it so calming and it's delicious
Delaying things is a hallmark sign of anxiety. When I was younger they thought I had ADD or ADHD because I would take forever to start things, and once I started them, it would take me forever to complete them. Then they realized that my anxiety and OCD made me so nervous that I was nervous even starting them and it took me forever to complete them because I was trying to complete something and deal with the anxiety about it! One of the things that has helped me the most is waking up one hour earlier. I read a post on Instagram that said how beneficial it is, and it really is helpful. I feel like my mind is clearer and I have a better start to the day. Also, I have a daily list and a weekly list. The daily list is shorter, which makes me feel less anxious. On the daily list I put things that I need to do that day and things that can wait until the next day if I don't get to them. Then on the weekly list, I put everything I need to do for that week. There are apps you can use that help you keep track of everything. They're really helpful!
@Anonymous Omg I’ve had the same exact experience and the realization comes with a bit of grief and an ‘identity crisis’ of sorts because all the ADHD traits I thought I had, were really just OCD symptoms..and the ADHD meds worsen OCD a lot, unfortunately
@Anna.banana Ahaha I just had the thought that if this app had an ‘edit’ button for comments we’d all go crazy trying to articulate perfectly what we want to write😅
@Anna.banana - I literally thought I had undiagnosed ADHD for years and got tested multiple times because I thought the results were wrong. They were like nope, you just have OCD and severe anxiety. I was like... great lol
@Anonymous I'm the opposite, I do have both adhd and OCD, and I can't medicate my adhd because adhd meds make OCD worse, and I had to choose the lesser of two evils. It's rough, and just makes everything so overwhelming.
@Anna.banana That's tough, I hope you're doing okay! It's hard learning these things about ourselves, ans getting diagnoses, take however long you need to feel whatever complex emotions you're feeling ❤️
@Anonymous What apps do you prefer?
@Kaylaaaa I have a dual diagnosis to and it can be so frustrating bc it’s like, okay. I have to prioritize a disorder even though that’s not how it functions.
@Addie976 Totally, as an auDHDer with OCD I definitely understand the juggling priorities. They all feed each other and make each other worse. I feel like I can only ever focus on one, but then everything else is ignored and I struggle more
@Kaylaaaa I feel that so much.
That's been me a while ago, taking 30 mins just to get out of bed. Deadlines make it worse, I would just wake up with this extreme anxiety about the things I have to do, even tough they were small. Bcz of that I would mostly want to avoid doing that thing. I'm not sure if it's my OCD tough. There's no compulsion or at least no visible one. I would think about avoiding as a compulsion but it would bring that sense of momentarily peace so it would be that either. It's just a big anxiety about something and there's no way of relieving it. I've been thinking about GAD maybe?
@Dragos9898 I’m not sure if it’s the same for you. But avoidance, can be a compulsion.
WOULDN'T instead of WOULD (sorry)
I’m sure most if us struggle getting out of bed I was wondering if anyone has any tips for waking up and getting out of bed I need to put my alarm 2 hours before when I need to get up to be on time would appreciate it if anyone has any advise that seems to work for them
Does anyone else struggle with extreme anxiety in the morning? It’s like I wake up and my body is already anxious. It calms down towards the evening. It’s really frustrating to try to get moving in the morning when I just want to lay in bed and ignore it.
Does anyone else become nervous and upset the moment they wake up in the morning? It’s like part of me wishes I didn’t wake up or could just stay asleep. It’s scary and I’m not sure what to do in the morning when I feel like I’m trapped in bed.
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