ADHD paralysis is executive dysfunction in its most notorious form. It often looks like scrolling on your phone for hours even though your mind is screaming at you to get up and cross that thing off your to-do list.As a therapist, I treat so many people with ADHD who struggle to meet intention with action.
It results in draining, self-sabotaging habits and forgotten goals. It makes my clients feel like they have no control over their lives.Though executive dysfunction is a part of living with ADHD, there are ways around it.
The following tools have helped my clients with ADHD break free from its grip and take action in their everyday lives.In many of our kitchens is a handy device to propel us to action: The microwave timer.The magic of microwave timers is that they constrain an activity, giving it a fixed end time.
Bring this principle to other activities in your life! Commit to, say, tidying your kitchen until your clothes are done washing.