Just finished the first section of my ADHD Snapshot and realized something. I've known my brain worked differently since I was a child, and the belief I've carried that "I don't know many things" might not be about intelligence at all. It might just be how my brain stores information. Going deeper.

Good morning! I just wanted to share something I've discovered at least for me and it might help someone else too: Certain words literally trigger instant overwhelm and shut down for my brain and nervous system. But simple tweaks "unlock" the feeling of oh.. I could at least TRY that 🤔 And for me, right right now, "declutter" is one of those words. It instantly causes resistance and "no" in my system. But changing it slightly to "work on dining area for 20 minutes".. all of a sudden, it "unlocks" and the pressure truly is off..and I can actually then SEE what is even there. Which is the first step. My brain needs to marinate in the room to even see what is there. And decision fatigue is real real real for me right now. I'm actually in a burn out. But I know that for me, doing literally nothing will make it worse. So this is a work around to allow myself to "expose" myself to what is even in this place 😅 Also, I had a breakthrough for me a bit ago. I had said I'm going to put away clean clothes for 20 minutes, and I set timer and played music in earbud...and when timer went off, I ACTUALLY stopped 🥳 and set verbal reminder for 11 am to go back to putting away clean laundry. Anyway the point of this post is that the more I actually tune into my brain and customize HOW I do things, the happier I am. It is a discovery process I've learned that putting away clean laundry- when I know where it goes, is not actually a burden for me. Same with dishes. It is always when I have to make decisions.. Also, there was a part of me that didn't want to put away the clean laundry because "that won't make a difference in the room anyway" But again, I'm really starting to realize that the only way I will actually make sustainable progress on the room is seeing what is there. And by putting away the clean laundry, it actually clears some space and therefore some mental overload. So if you're feeling stuck, I would suggest asking yourself is there ANYTHING here that I DO know where it goes? And start with that.