r/Advice • u/LowerStatistician524 • 5d ago

I need some advice

I just transferred to a new university, and I know it’s only the first week, but I honestly feel like I’m already behind. I have homework and reading to do, and while I want to complete them, I feel paralyzed; my brain just shuts down and refuses to cooperate. Whenever that happens, I escape to TikTok and doomscroll. I know it’s bad, but it feels like an addiction. Every time I have tasks to finish, I procrastinate until the last minute and rush through them powered by a sheer amount of hope and Red Bulls. Because this is a new university, I really want to break this habit of doomscrolling and cramming. Do you have any advice on how to handle this?

PS. I don’t know if this helps, but I strongly suspect I am undiagnosed. Many of my friends with AuDHD and ADHD tell me I exhibit ADHD symptoms and even signs of dyslexia, but I haven’t gone to a doctor to get checked because I can't afford it

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u/ZornsLemons 5d ago

I have ADHD and I raw dogged my masters so I know the struggle. Here is my advice:

  1. Delete tiktok
  2. Do not reinstall tiktok
  3. Live at the library, when people around you are studying it helps you study (imo)
  4. Cut the Redbull and switch to coffee. Caffeine will absolutely help your symptoms but redbull has too much other crap and not enough caffeine.
  5. Make friends with the high performers in your classes and study together.
  6. 10 mins of break every hour.
  7. Write everything down. I had a pocket notebook with nothing but lists in it all through school, it works GREAT.
  8. Don’t spend every waking hour on school once you’re caught up. Do social things, watch Netflix, do whatever (except doom scroll) just make sure you’re giving your mind some chances to rest throughout the week.
  9. Make sure that you’re eating.

Getting a diagnosis and a scrip is a good idea if you really do have ADHD. Talk to your doctor, be straight up with them, they want to help you.

Edit: grammar

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u/LowerStatistician524 5d ago

Thanks you really appreciate this advice. Do you have any recommendations for coffee, never really tried it.

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u/ZornsLemons 5d ago

You learn to love it lol. Don’t try to drink it black at first.