I think people find adhd (or any other mental thing, from autism to depression) hard to understand because they see this and think “oh, it happens to me too!” (Once, five years ago, during an objectively identifiable bad spell) So they think that whatever worked for them should also work for everyone else.
“Being gay is a choice because I ignored my urges and fell in love with someone of the opposite sex, so everyone can do it”
– someone not realising they’re bisexual
The “I’m gonna get my life together so I don’t have to work this shitty job” to “I’m exhausted, I’ll do it tomorrow” pipeline does seem like a pretty commonplace experience, including NT folks, even if the adhd experience of executive dysfunction is different and the strategies that NT people employ to break the cycle don’t work for them. I think this just isn’t a great example because it manifests in a way that sounds familiar to most everyone.
For me it has nothing to do with exhaustion. Motivation, desire, and even the ability to think on how to go about tasks just vanishes. Regardless of my physical energy levels.
I think people find adhd (or any other mental thing, from autism to depression) hard to understand because they see this and think “oh, it happens to me too!” (Once, five years ago, during an objectively identifiable bad spell) So they think that whatever worked for them should also work for everyone else.
“Being gay is a choice because I ignored my urges and fell in love with someone of the opposite sex, so everyone can do it” – someone not realising they’re bisexual
The “I’m gonna get my life together so I don’t have to work this shitty job” to “I’m exhausted, I’ll do it tomorrow” pipeline does seem like a pretty commonplace experience, including NT folks, even if the adhd experience of executive dysfunction is different and the strategies that NT people employ to break the cycle don’t work for them. I think this just isn’t a great example because it manifests in a way that sounds familiar to most everyone.
For me it has nothing to do with exhaustion. Motivation, desire, and even the ability to think on how to go about tasks just vanishes. Regardless of my physical energy levels.