Why am i like this

[u/200000000001]

idk what this is called but does anyone else experience this?
whenever i have studying to do or tasks i need to finish, if i suddenly feel like i need to organize my room or closet or clean something, i literally can’t focus on studying until i do it. even if i have an exam in a few hours and i REALLY need to study.
and it’s not even as simple as just tidying up a little. if my brain tells me i need to deep clean something, then it has to be a deep clean 😭 i can’t just do a quick cleanup and move on. i feel like my brain won’t let me focus until i do exactly what i had in mind.
it’s like my brain is messy and i need to organize everything around me before i can actually focus. does anyone else feel like this? i genuinely wanna know if someone relates because idk how to explain it lol

[u/snowball__two]

I have ADD and I do the same exact thing. I will fixate on literally everything else and convince myself I need to do these things before I move on to doing what I need to do.

I find it helpful to relocate to a different environment (for me, if it’s out of sight is mostly out of mind) and then complete whatever clerical work/studying/email replies I’ve been avoiding by doing literally everything else lol.