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myLot reputation of 95/100. skaterx (294)1 year ago

Hey. Well, I'm not sure if it is a part of ADD, but I was trying to look on the internet for information on indecision, or having real difficulties making decisions, whether its big or small.
It affects me in everything, like what to eat, it has to be perfect, like i have to ask myself what do i feel like eating, how healthy is it, will it be good for today, how much to make, when to bake the chicken, blah blah. If i go to a shop, ill be like, will that pastry taste good, how much does it cost.

But then up to big decisions i find it really hard to juggle pros and cons. Even knowing the pros and cons, i usually cant decide. I try to push the decision as far away as possible or avoid it all together, until im confronted with having to make a decision. Then its even worse, because all the thinking goes out the window, and i just have to go by how i feel or think on the spot, and it isn't always the smartest decision (usually its a worse decision than if i planned and just chose something)

I also have alot of difficulty managing stuff, like keeping the house tidy, or organised, it seems to take hours. Every problem with organising seems to snowball. I try to tidy something, but then im like, I have an object, where do I put it?
How will i find it? wheres the best place?

Either that or i just put stuff here and there, whatevers closest. Has this got something with ADD? Sometimes im doing something, and if i leave it for a sec and start doing something else,ill forget about the first thing all together. I have to write to-do lists everyday, because otherwise i would forgot to do things. But sometimes i forget to read the to-do list too! I set phone alarms. It stressed me out when i dont know where to find something because i dont know wehre it is

 
 
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1. myLot reputation of 95/100. mummyofthree (2104)   1 year ago

A friend of mine suffers with OCD. Some of what you describe is like her. Perhaps a trip to the doctors might be in order. It is quite possible that the more you are worried about the indecisiveness the worse it is becoming... a kind of viscous circle! I found a website that you might find useful to read ... it says:
Examples of OCD symptoms that may go unrecognized as such include:
Procrastination
Difficulty making decisions or inability to make a decision
Asking repetitive questions
http://www.ocdeducationstation.org/ocd-facts/treatment-challenges

May be completely unrelated but I think as it is worrying you it is definately worth chatting to your doctor about. Good luck.


myLot reputation of 95/100. skaterx (294)  1 year ago

Yeah i def could have that. i once tried to explain to the doctor that i hoard things sometimes and that the house is a mess, but they hadn't heard of OCHD (obsessive compulsive hoarding?). But yeah i think sometime i have to find a doctor who can help. Or are there any books that can help?

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