ADHD here too. I find sometimes I need to engage in things that aren't what I am avoiding.
i.e. I want to go fishing but I have an assignment I have to do. Sometimes I just need to go fishing and once I get out there and relax (mentally decompress) I am finally hit with an overwhelming sense of not being able to fish but actually I wanna go do that thing I need to complete.
I am on the spectrum too (ASD) there is something with that + ADHD that makes this stuck-in-the-mud / "failure of executive function" so debilitating.
I fucking hate when people say this, but you're not alone. I see myself in your post.
1. Take a walk / try some meditation.
2. Go back to the assignment.
3. Get stuck / can't focus
4. Repeat step 1 till you can finish step 2.
i.e. I want to go fishing but I have an assignment I have to do. Sometimes I just need to go fishing and once I get out there and relax (mentally decompress) I am finally hit with an overwhelming sense of not being able to fish but actually I wanna go do that thing I need to complete.
I am on the spectrum too (ASD) there is something with that + ADHD that makes this stuck-in-the-mud / "failure of executive function" so debilitating.
I fucking hate when people say this, but you're not alone. I see myself in your post.
1. Take a walk / try some meditation. 2. Go back to the assignment. 3. Get stuck / can't focus 4. Repeat step 1 till you can finish step 2.