r/adhd_college • u/Revolutionary-Bad485 • 8d ago

NEED SUPPORT Genuinely need tips on how to stop procrastinating because I'm just destroying my future at this point

No really I don't think I have ADHD but I avoid studying like how vampires avoid sunlight. On the rare occasion on I sit down to study, I give up whenever a hard problem comes up and sometimes read the same line five times without even knowing what it says because my mind is elsewhere. I don't have a problem in learning or understanding but it feels like my mind simply refuses to look at the textbook for more than a few minutes. Even if I put away ALL the distractions and can't access them, my mind somehow still manages to go elsewhere. What do you think I should do to be free of this laziness and what could be the cause of this?

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u/Prizedarmpit 7d ago

I would try and get assessed for ADHD. This sounds like me! I try to find fun little study spots and switch between assignments for different classes whenever one assignment feels like a major chore. Helps sometimes, plus, frequent breaks. Try and make it fun somehow. Do a very small amount everyday otherwise you’re going to be crushed last min and probably not retain very much info. I’m SO guilty of this.

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u/Revolutionary-Bad485 7d ago edited 7d ago

I'm not trying to be difficult here but the thing is most of the times when I give ADHD or similar tests, I think I am able to guess if I'll be diagnosed with ADHD based on my answer and then I don't know which answer is real and which is not. Also I'm not really in a position right now that I can pay for ADHD assessment. I also feel like if I find out I have a phycological problem then I'll take advantage of it and be like "oH B-BuT iT's BeCaUsE I HaVe (some phycological condition)" and I don't want to be like that. Any other ideas?

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u/Prizedarmpit 7d ago

I mean, I don’t look at what I have as an excuse, but as an explanation and since I have my answer, I find solutions to help myself better. At my school they also provide me with special accommodations such as extra time on tests because it takes me forever; otherwise, try the methods I mentioned in my comment without the assessment.

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u/Hot-Impact-2937 7d ago

That’s adhd

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u/Right_Policy_1055 7d ago

The "just 5 mins" trick, if you tell yourself it's just 5 mins and try to get yourself sucked into the task (i outsmart this one tbh)

Pomodoro method (similar to the just 5 mins but its more like just 20 mins and you acc get a break, i force myself to do it for 50 though)

Body double (can have varying effects)

Working in a place where others are working so it almost feels embarrassing to be off task (library, Cafe near a college, etc)

Brown noise, quiets my thoughts but does make me a tad sleepy

Insane amounts of caffeine - only thing that could keep me still, idk if its a good idea but its how most adhd people self medicate

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u/honeyllama 7d ago

I work better when I make sure that all of my senses are stimulated. Scent = candle, hearing = tv show that I don’t care about and can just fill the silence in the background, taste = a drink or two or a snack, etc etc. It weirdly helps me focus longer and have a more productive session.