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Well I'm still not sure i have adhd or not as i only severe procrastination and productivity problem but i can't relate with other adhd symptoms i don't know I'm so confused... And yes ik that channel... Thanks And yea setting timers makes it a lil easier for me also i have installed a app of a bot that studies with me 😑😑 so setting that makes it easier.... There's also YouTube videos of study sessions those are also helpful but the thing is i even procrastinate on starting the thing I mean start getting to work or even setting timer.... I don't know my habit is so freaking severe i can't remember since 2 years when the last time i had peace completing a task i always wait till the very last min.... Well Thanks a lot actually i don't know anymore what to do... I even procrastinate sitting idly or roaming here and there for Nothing.... Cause of this Ocd, Procrastination and depression i have even failed exams.... My life is at stake i don't know

@Have Some Chocolate 🍫 I hear you SO much. I’m struggling similarly. Not diagnosed it could be the affect of OCD, anxiety, depression, and ptsd. It can’t exhaust you to cause ADHD like symptoms.

@All the colors Im sorry for you... So you think it's not adhd... Actually i just have this 2 symptoms one is procrastinating not being able to productive.... And another is if I'm sitting somewhere for a while I'm unable to Keep my Legs Quiet... You know they are restless while sitting..... I used to shake my legs before also sometimes but then it wasn't this severe... And you know i was never that Punctual throughout my life and used to procrastinate sometimes but it was Never this Severe... That i had to get embarrassed for this or had to fail exams.... I don't know anymore what to do... Whats the Case For you?

@Have Some Chocolate 🍫 Hmm It sounds like it could just be anxiety. I asked my psychiatrist if they would test me, she said since I’m dealing with a lot of anxiety and depression right now I would test positive just because those things cause the same symptoms. So she directed me to address those first. I hear the meds for it could make OCD worse so I don’t think I’d go that route but I just feel something has to give…I can’t live like this. I struggle too much.

@All the colors You mean adhd meds make ocd worse?? Then my life is over as well as i have struggled with ocd and that costed my studies a lot already now my ocd is under control but this procrastination thing is killing me.... I don't know what to do..... What you're gonna do then??

@All the colors If it's just anxiety and not adhd how to remove this habit??

@All the colors And you know it's not like normal procrastination it's so severe... I did procrastinate in my life before also but then it was like normal just delaying the work for a bit then i would have completed it.... But now i even procrastinate to study the night before an exam knowing that i will fail if i don't study..... And i Failed also not only once... Still i can't learn lessons from the Consequences and i just do it again... I'm tired 😴

@Have Some Chocolate 🍫 I similarly procrastinate and it’s bad. I’m not in school anymore but in life I’m failing due to procrastination or avoidance. For some things its obvious it’s anxiety for other things it’s not so obvious but as I’ve started to try to break the habit I have noticed anxiety is in all of it, or I’m dopamine chancing (b/c my life has felt so horrid in the last 4 years due to ocd). Did I procrastinate before, no I didn’t, anxiety showed up differently, it motivated me to never miss deadlines (perfectionist) but I was always running late. And I have struggled with transitioning from one task to another. And attention -I’ll hyperfocus but it may not be on the priority. So what to do about it. So far I’m witnessing why it happens - what’s keeping the bad habit in place. We do things for a reason, it’s serving some purpose, and unless we understand that I don’t know if we’ll be able to break the habit. At least that’s how I’m approaching it (though trust me I’m terrified). There is a book called Habits, I read a long time ago and it talks about how you can’t just get rid of a bad habit you have to replace it with a healthy one. For me it’s taking one way that I procrastinate and paying attention to when it’s happening to understand why I’m doing it and fix /hack that in order to change the procrastination. The only reason ADHD is believed to make ocd worse is because it’s a stimulate but I think you could try it if you’re inclined to but if procrastination is your only symptoms it could just be anxiety and avoidance. Do you know why you procrastinate? Is it that you’re choosing things that are more joyful than studying? Or b/c you’re afraid you won’t retain the info and fail at the studying? I think change is hard it takes support, and time. Have you talked to your therapist about this? I honestly need to look up more strategies for changing behavior. At lot of what people with ADHD have to do is change their environment to support their goals it’s not just taking meds. But like I said don’t think that’s not an option if you test shows you do have it.

@All the colors I don't even know why I procrastinate....I don't know anymore...my life is ruined.. I can even procrastinate roaming around the home for nothing instead of working or sometimes I just keep sitting idle... On my chair but don't do anything...I even procrastinate starting the work and if I force it it gets worse and I just can't start...I don't know what is this weird problem...I only can start working when it's the last minute thus I fail in exams and can't do any assignment.... I'm so over I don't know...and I still don't have therapist this is where I'm mainly struggling my studies had a massive loss because of my OCD problems...now when I could control the OCD myself this Procrastination is killing me

@All the colors And the reason I still don't have access to a professional that is as you know I'm still in school I'm minor and don't have any job...and the problem is My Parents have no clue about My Mental illness... I haven't told them cause believe me they will never understand instead telling them will create a ruckus and I will have more problems I want peace they just won't understand whatsoever so it's useless telling them... I know now you will say you should at least give a try telling them but trust me it's not that easy they just won't understand....others also said me to just tell them but I know it's not possible and won't do any benefit....as I'm from South Asia and here ppl don't take mental illnesses as something serious...most of the ppl have no clue neither I had actually until I myself got mentally ill And here ppl consider it as something taboo like you know It's impossible to tell them Until I go to Uni I can't get professional help...when I go to Uni I could afford that myself

@All the colors Hyperfocus is a symptom of ADHD but in my case it never happened it's opposite for me I can't give attention properly tbh this is an another symptom.... And no it's not for other enjoyable activities that I procrastinate for....I just procrastinate for nothing and no reason....like I said roaming here and there for nothing....the main thing is I will do anything to keep avoiding the task that needs to get done.....so yes sometimes I even do more pleasurable things rather than the work.... but that's not the reason I procrastinate....I just procrastinate to keep avoiding the main task I guess thus I keep doing this and that but the work and sometimes I do nothing but keep sitting idle

@Have Some Chocolate 🍫 Hi there - I understand not telling your parents. I think there is a lot you can do on your own. It sounds like it’s school work where you primarily procrastinate? Do you think this is some form of OCD? Assuming it’s not, I’m pretty sure any behavioral therapist (CBT) will ask you to start being mindful. Meaning with everything you do be present with it. So when you’re sitting idle, you’ll think I’m sitting here on this chair. I think the value of that is 1.) we’re not thinking of the past or future and 2.) you’re more likely to make a conscious decision to either continue doing that or decide to do something else. Another thought that comes mind is, I’m wondering if your mind is exhausted - after developing intense ocd my mind has felt very dopamine depleted so tasks that feel like work even mild work, I have a hard time finding motivation for it. I find drinking coffee b/c caffeine affects the brain similarly is helpful. Another thing to make sure of is that your B12 is normal and not low. Another idea I learned from the ADHD support group there are to go to where other people study a library, or with a friend, or a café used by students or other professionals to do work there is also an online tools where you turn on a video and see other people studying and that helps shift your mind subconsciously to work mode. One thing I like to do is to trick myself, I tell myself I’m only going to work on the outline or do one small thing now - usually once I get started I keep going. I know how frustrating it is, I really do. And it can feel scary too. Your life isn’t ruined this is just how life is, there are always obstacles and life asks us to get stronger, or get more resourceful, or think differently and there are great seasons and challenging seasons. Just try to think about it as an abstract problem - how do I hack this.

@All the colors Thank You so much...I hope it gets better for you too.. I'm suffering too much it was better if I could get access to a professional but that's not currently possible...I don't know will I ever stop procrastinating or not or this will continue for eternity As it's been 2 years I'm continuing doing the same thing over and over again everytime I get a lesson for this I regret and promise never again just to do it again I'm tired this is like a never ending cycle It was better if Parents understood they think I'm weak at studies and not understanding my subjects that's why they keep hiring tutors I told them bring a tutor won't change anything I can study myself but they didn't hear and brought a new tutor and I procrastinate to the tutor's given work as well 🤦 actually all I needed was a therapist not a tutor......but who will understand sigh..... I have a big exam in 2 months and my situation is Scary I don't know what to do if I can't pass that I won't get promotion to college.... 😴 I hope and pray all the things falls in place for you 💙

@All the colors And the motivation thing nowadays it was very low but that day I got a lil more motivated but now I'm again demotivated Seeing that my procrastination is never ending so my situation most likely won't change I had no motivation or desire to study during the Covid lockdown Time so I didn't study anything then that costed me a lot I got highly motivated after failing an exam for the first time in my life In 2022 and really wanted to do better in My Final Term but My OCD was too bad then so failed in the final term too and had to take a Re-Test after failing that final exam I have 0 motivation and spent the whole December and January procrastinating then This month I got a lil motivated but then got demotivated too seeing how much time I have wasted even after failing that final exam and I have so less time now I always realize when it's too late.... Now I'm scared I might fail again if this time I fail my life will be over as won't get promotion to College

@Have Some Chocolate 🍫 My son is about to turn 16 and has OCD. My main concern is exactly what you are saying, procrastination and waiting until the last minute to study. I totally understand when you say your parents wouldn’t understand. I’m in America but have a close friend/co-worker who is originally from Shanghai. She completely doesn’t accept/understand that my son has OCD. Thinks it doesn’t exist or everyone has it. She’s very smart and nice, but the concept of OCD is too much for her to understand. Unfortunately my insurance doesn’t cover NOCD, and I’m not finding good therapists in my network. My son had a great therapist when he was 10, but she moved. 🥺