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Yeah, sure - like I keep telling my cats to get jobs

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Yeah, sure - like I keep telling my cats to get jobs
Albert has a job- being bpcyclist's friend.

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He snuggles and gives me lots of kisses. Yay!!!

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Good luck today with knocking out a few items. The time will fly by and it will feel good to accomplish something for your well-being when you're done.
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Thank you. We are doing the bat-room!!!

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I’m with you on this one. I work more than full time and share a 6 room condo with my 13 year old son with ADHD and a tendency to collect items he thinks will be useful someday. Between that and an utter lack of energy, it is very hard to keep up with ADLs. Sometimes showering is monumental to me, let alone a good cleaning of my home. I hope to just be a bit easier on myself and form some new healthy habits. I am hoping my gym eases its restrictions so I can go use the pool. Exercise always helps and if I can reestablish that part of my life, I am better in all other areas.
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My friend, I believe that you are doing your ADL's likely just fine. It sounds like you are only having trouble with some (and not even all) IADLs. That is, "Instrumental Activities of Daily Living". The core ADL's are are being able to feed yourself, go to the toilet on your own, and dress yourself.

The advice you received are tips that have all helped me. I even recommend the music that was mentioned, but I add "dance cleaning" to that. Can you imagine what I mean? If not, I wish I could show you.

The other day, the topic of simplification came up. I recommend that again. One pot/pan meals. Paper plates, if necessary. Dishes straight into the dishwasher with no "stopovers" in the sink.
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Default Sep 19, 2020 at 10:59 PM
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I struggle with these things a lot too :/
It brings me a lot of stress/shame.
The things that have helped me the most are:
1. Planner/task list - update daily and prioritize each item (A, B, C)- schedule the big tasks on specific days
2. Utilize my “good” productive times (which are rare) to the fullest- if I am on a roll, just keep going!
3. Ritalin lol 😆

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Wifey and I have started making 10-item lists per day of items that she and I would both like to see accomplished. Some of it it basic. She'd like me to shower. She thinks that will help me. I want coffee. She'd like me to take on the dishwasher etc. How I get it done is my job. We set up two days at a time, re-meet and set up the next two days. Part of this is because I'm not pulling my own about myself and about the house. Part of it is that I want to be better and get better. I don't think there's anything new, but I think the tangibility of being able to cross them out is a big part of the process. I hope it help @bpcyclist.
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I have adhd in addition to other stuff and sometimes i have to bargain with myself and take things in steps. I will set the timer sometimes for just 5 minutes and work on a hot spot as fast as I can and then take a 5 minute break. Rinse, repeat. The only way for me to do anything is small steps and on/off breaks. I have a dishwasher and I hate unloading. If someone unloads I have no problem doing them. But when they are bad I put all the silverware into a pot of soapy water and take things out of the sink and stack them. Its like pre-organizing. Its much easier to load when its all stacked to load and the dirty stuff has been soaked.

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My friend, I believe that you are doing your ADL's likely just fine. It sounds like you are only having trouble with some (and not even all) IADLs. That is, "Instrumental Activities of Daily Living". The core ADL's are are being able to feed yourself, go to the toilet on your own, and dress yourself.

The advice you received are tips that have all helped me. I even recommend the music that was mentioned, but I add "dance cleaning" to that. Can you imagine what I mean? If not, I wish I could show you.

The other day, the topic of simplification came up. I recommend that again. One pot/pan meals. Paper plates, if necessary. Dishes straight into the dishwasher with no "stopovers" in the sink.
Activities of daily living - Wikipedia

This seems to have a good summary. I still struggle with basics like bathing/showering, basic hygiene, and dressing. It’s mental, not physical.

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This seems to have a good summary. I still struggle with basics like bathing/showering, basic hygiene, and dressing. It’s mental, not physical.
Thanks. Reading the Wikipedia demonstrated that I am having issues in many areas
I do eat, take good care of Albert, take meds, try to rest, and exercise fairly reliably. Everything else is a total crapshoot.

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Thanks. Reading the Wikipedia demonstrated that I am having issues in many areas
I do eat, take good care of Albert, take meds, try to rest, and exercise fairly reliably. Everything else is a total crapshoot.
"Fairly reliably"? You put me to shame!

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Wow that list makes me look like I suck, "healthy" or not.

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This seems to have a good summary. I still struggle with basics like bathing/showering, basic hygiene, and dressing. It’s mental, not physical.
Thanks Merlin- reading that list was really helpful to me. I feel like I struggle so much in basic daily life, even when I am “stable” and that helps to better define the areas I struggle in. Thanks!

It’s also helpful to read that other people struggle with these too... my close family/friends don’t understand 🖤

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Would moving count as ADLs if it goes on for a month? I'm so worn out!

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From Wikipedia:

"Currently there is no good evidence to suggest ADL skills programmes are effective for people with chronic mental illnesses. More robust data are needed from studies that are adequately powered to determine whether skills training is beneficial for people with chronic mental health problems.[20]"

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"Currently there is no good evidence to suggest ADL skills programmes are effective for people with chronic mental illnesses. More robust data are needed from studies that are adequately powered to determine whether skills training is beneficial for people with chronic mental health problems.[20]"
In a weird way, that actually makes me feel better. Cuz no matter how hard I try, I can’t seem to make it better.

Knowing that training may not be beneficial somehow takes the blame I place on myself away a bit.

I’ve been working hard over the past couple years to accept my brain and accept the whole ADLs thing...

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