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I need to develop more self control and discipline and be able to do things for anything other than short term gratification so bad :(
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Anonymous 1d

I’ve heard that discipline doesn’t really apply to us in the same way it does for NTs. It’s easier for them to form habits after enough time, but for us, it can feel like we’re putting the same effort in every day, as if it was the first day we were trying to start a habit. I’ve mainly heard this for adhd, but I thought it might be possible for autism. In our defense, we deal with executive dysfunction, burnout, and just an overall lower capacity than NTs

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Anonymous 18h

i’ve started meditating and looking for opportunities to completely restrict any forms of stimuli from distracting me yes like staring at the wall to try and build my ability to focus. there’s a lot of good videos on these things believe it or not which has been really useful to me because i’m truly tired of living like this when i know i can do so much more 😭

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Anonymous 9h

Same same same

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 1d

I get it’s still frustrating, I hear you. I wanted to remind you to give yourself some grace anyways because it’s not your fault. I do hope you find a system that works for you tho, without overworking yourself!

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 9h

Try and find adhd specific guides?

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