We don’t talk about lack of motivation with ADHD often enough and it is wild to me because when I haven’t been treating my symptoms it would take Tony Robbins, Lisa Nichols, and Iyanla Vanzant to get me moving.

Everybody wants to know HOW to do things, I want the desire.

But if you want to see it in action I can do a very very good impression of a bump on a log on my couch when I am not treating my symptoms.

P. S. You don’t want to see this.

Everyone keeps asking what I do: I have to take care of myself. I have to eat decently, sleep, not take on a million fucking things that I shouldn’t take on, and ask for help. Ask for help BEFORE it is an emergency. For me it is about preserving the bit of motivation I have.

Unnecessary bullshit drains that. Super exhausting friendships drain that. Commitments I took on from guilt drain that. I have to be relentless in prioritizing my needs over the WANTS of others. Notice I said over their wants, not their needs. We often prioritize others wants.

When I started making myself a priority it became abundantly clear who wanted me to get well and who did not. It was an ugly, painful, years-long process for me. BUT it was totally totally worth it.