Literally me, the very moment I clicked on this.

For me, it actually started working a couple of years ago. E. g. cleaning the apartment feels overwhelming, but when I ask myself "What CAN you do?" - "I can put ONE piece of garbage into the bin." it works.

But I understand that different things work for different people. For my child, this method does not work as well, for others not at all.

I got off Zoloft and it got a million times easier to start stuff. Unless it’s chores. My major problem is finishing or following through.

Forgot what I was going to get started on and now I'm anxious about it

Idk if I actually have ADHD, but what works for me now is breaking the task down and start with the easiest thing. That usually get me going

If it's not a simple chore, the reason I do this is usually that something needs to change*. I've had times in the past where I did do the thing and it was a marginal result (if even that). Just like I've had the needed changes happening resulting in improvement(s) making workflow as mentally easy as I expected.

Specifically for any hope for a creative project, I'm not sure what the change(s) needs to be... though it could even be one of many indirectly related things. Doesn't look like that is changing either way, though.

* and I probably will not be the one to make said initial change

Hah that wasn't even that bad. Next time i just get started immediately. The next time:

Ah. The joys of adhd

My meds are actually working and it's incredible how starting JUST HAPPENS NOW

I'm told it doesn't work for everyone, but my own personal biochemistry is responding beautifully to Strattera and a small dosage of Wellbutrin.

My psychiatrist told me there's some risk of harmful interaction so my Wellbutrin dosage had to be reduced when I started the Strattera, but it's been amazing.

I literally feel like I have more hours in every day because so much less time is lost struggling to get started, struggling to stay on task, struggling to STOP a repetitive habitual time wasting trap like doomscrolling or stupid short form videos.

thank you turns out this was the meme i needed to get started