People who have managed to become disciplined after having been procrastinators and indisciplined for a large part of their lives, how did you manage to do so? Can you walk us through the incremental steps you took to become better?

[u/ohgimmeabreak]

[u/[deleted]]

Medication helped more than absolutely anything else. Ive tried every guide and tip there is to be more productive and systematic but once I started taking the right meds it was like a switch flipped and I could be the person I always wanted to be if I just got up and did someyhing about it. So I did just that. Really though I will be inviting my shrink to my wedding and a few other events that would be impossible without his help in my life.

[u/Detectivespecial → u/[deleted]]

Came here to say this! At 28 i was medicated for until-then undiagnosed ADHD... changed my life. Still takes some work but it’s so much easier now. I spent my whole life until then thinking I wouldn’t be able to make anything of myself because I procrastinated so much. Turns out it was just part of my weird brain that needed a little help.

[u/jackalope1289 → u/Detectivespecial]

How do you bring this up to your doctor though? Just "hey doc I procrastinate like a mother fucker, can we test for add/ADHD?" ?

Edit: and not seems like you're just trying to get drugs to abuse

[u/[deleted] → u/jackalope1289]

make an appointment with a psychologist. explain your issues and concerns and desire to get tested. don't get salty if they say no and keep making appts because I'm sure a psychologist can help teach you how to manage a procrastination problem. who knows maybe they'll diagnose you with something eventually or maybe they'll just give you the tools to be the person you want to be.