• LazaroFilm@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Like my ex therapist. “Just make lists and read them to remember” That would involve me remembering to 1- make the list 2- read it at the right time 3- act upon it, yeah go lock with that.

    • themelm@sh.itjust.works
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      1 year ago

      OK, but I’m ADHD as fuck and keeping a journal/lists of what I want to do and need to get done and what I did do that day has really helped me out a lot in the last few years.

      I use something like the Bullet journal method she talks about here. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jkZEEQG6IVE

      Modified for how much of a slacker I am at filling it out. Because this way its an organization structure but its a voluntary one that I made and can change myself which I find to be a big thing. Because I need some kind of structure and organization but if its forced externally or I can’t change it to suit my current needs than I will just rebel against it and hate it.

      And no I don’t manage to fill it out every day but I don’t pre fill the days so there isn this big chunk of blank spaces waiting to accuse me of not using the journal as often as I should. If I skip a week I just start on the next page anyways. The big thing was its a system to organize the lists otherwise you just end up with a doom pile of lists you made. Some of which might be really important.

      • reedbend@discuss.tchncs.de
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        1 year ago

        The reason bullet journaling can work so well for ADHD/ExecDys types who take to it, is because bullet journaling is a structure of interlocking habits with an element of ritual to it, while “remember to look at the important list crumpled in my back pocket” is not.

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          1 year ago

          Totally, I just wanted to make sure people aren’t discounting all journalling because of a therapist suggesting it in a shitty way.

      • Skydancer@pawb.social
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        1 year ago

        Absolutely. Bullet journal changes my life during the periods I’m able to keep up the habit.

    • Franzia@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      1 year ago

      Sounds like advice. I don’t think my therapist gave me any advice unless I begged her and we did the whole CBT bit first.