“Small” tasks are impossible for me

Just what the title says. I'll give an example, recently I purchased a few things to be able to do my own nails, I ended up with a bunch of stuff as the kits I bought came with everything I need so I spread it all out on a table and got to work. Now…i need to put all the stuff away. It feels like a herculean effort just to find a box to store this stuff in. My brain gets SO overwhelmed with simple tasks that it just completely shuts down. I'm totally able to focus on something I enjoy for hours but as soon as it involves cleaning or organizing it's like my brain just turns off completely. Like when I try to clean my room I'll get a few things organized and then just become so overstimulated I can't move and give up. I haven't really talked to doctors about this because in the past I've had other issues that were more pressing but now I'm getting so sick of my inability to function normally.

I'm diagnosed with ADHD but I don't take Adderall anymore as I'm not in school and it didn't help me that much anyways. I'm also horribly depressed and have been since childhood (I'm 27f). I have ocd as well but after intensive therapy for it I'm much better in thay regard, I still have a very ocd way of thinking but I'm no longer tormented by obsessions and compulsions daily.

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