I haven’t refilled my Adderall in over a month because I can’t remember to make an appointment until I’m in bed trying to sleep.
this post was submitted on 26 Jun 2026
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Have you tried making a list?
I don't know where I put it.
Get the magnetic ones you stick on the fridge, and a magnetic pen. And get a business binder for work, the kind that holds yellow legal pads. Then you always look like you have your shit together even if you forget to make the list.
I'm currently experimenting giving up on trying to get your shit together, it's quite a good life but it's still really hard not to make choices that have undesirable effects. Especially if those choices have desirable effects in the short term. Speaking about short term gratification, i should really put away my phone and go to sleep.
Some amount of get your shit together is hustle culture grindset that you need to be productive 24/7 and can be safely discarded. Some amount of it is within your control to change and some amount of it is due to a neurodevelopmental disorder and you just have to accept and/or find workarounds for.
Look into Taoism so you can convince yourself your maladaptions and procrastination are the third way, thus your existence is "together"
It don't work but it's fun
The (Te of Piglet)[en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Te_of_Piglet] might be of some help. 😌
First off, how dare you attack me like this
New here? <3
careful, they're NSA
Some of them even work for a week or two. But sustained effort? No thank you.
Let's not forget the "How together does my shit really need to be anyway?" phase, that's my favorite
My ADHD is Bristol type 1
Or endlessly thinking about the endless cycle...
Between cognitive behavioral therapy and meds, I can work 25 hours a week and still generally keep-up my apartment as long as I'm not in a funk.
I still be eating wwwaaaayyyyy too much fast food though. Don't even want fast food. At a point it's kinda mentally gross even if physically very satisfying. Just don't wanna cook. You're telling me I gotta cook and then EAT TOO? I have ibs so 90% of frozen and fast-prep options are out. :(
When I don't want to cook I grab a rotisserie chicken from my local kroger and a couple of their sides. Cheaper and healthier. Cooking at home, especially from scratch, will always be the best way to go but it sure is time consuming when you're trying to keep up with capitalism.
Yeah my go to is rotisserie chicken, canned corn, and the pre-made refrigerated mashed potatoes.
I gotta start breaking down the chicken and portioning the meals at the start of the week though because even that when I get home at the end of a day is like, damn. I gotta open a can of corn, take about half, take a third or so of potato container, cut or rip the chicken off the bone, put it on a plate microwave it, season it. Like damn.
I get this with fast food and healthy food, to the point it's mentally gross. I then eat far too little. Ibs and ADHD, always with the conflicts, can't my body just agree on something
I fixed this by just eating straight ingredients and stocking moderately healthy stuff
No cook, only eat
I really should get over myself and start doing this. I do on occasion when I'm really struggling. But for whatever reason, maybe just mental obstinance, my brain really wants like a main and two sides on a plate with a nice drink. Otherwise it feels like it's not gonna check the "eaten a meal" box considering I eat mostly out of habit and less from ever actually getting a signal I am hungry.
Yeah it's easy to do it non-committaly. Like just have some frozen spinach or broccoli in the freezer. Microwave for 4 minutes in a bowl and add some feta cheese and put it on toast if you're feeling energetic. Easy deconstructed spanakopita
It can get expensive but it does the job
Expensive how? If anything I've found it cheaper to do that. Especially since most ingredients freeze well so I don't have to shop as often
And some work ! so it's worth it, to cast aside any doubt.