What is it and why does the body do it? It seems like the mind is telling the person to do something but one cannot get themselves to actually do it.
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IIRC: the front part of our brain controls the executive function. Executive function is what helps us start tasks, know which task to start, organize sensory information–among other things.
Doing those things requires a few neurotransmitters, including norepinephrine and dopamine. People with ADHD have brains that don’t use them correctly. It shows up on certain kinds of brain scans, even.
(the stimulant meds like adderall and ritalin work in part because they tell our brains to make more norepinephrine and dopamine)
IIRC: the front part of our brain controls the executive function. Executive function is what helps us start tasks, know which task to start, organize sensory information–among other things.
Doing those things requires a few neurotransmitters, including norepinephrine and dopamine. People with ADHD have brains that don’t use them correctly. It shows up on certain kinds of brain scans, even.
(the stimulant meds like adderall and ritalin work in part because they tell our brains to make more norepinephrine and dopamine)
It’s called ‘executive disfunction’ or ‘task paralysis’. For someone with ADHD (me, for example), it’s often the case that a relatively simple task will appear overwhelming.
We have a hard time seeing ‘the end’ of a task, so we put it off, paradoxically making it worse for the ‘not doing’.
And, of course, sometimes it’s just that it’s *boring*. One *big* aspect of ADHD is the intense dislike of tedium. We want to do *fun* things, and spending three hours sorting piles of discarded paperwork is *not* fun.
It’s called ‘executive disfunction’ or ‘task paralysis’. For someone with ADHD (me, for example), it’s often the case that a relatively simple task will appear overwhelming.
We have a hard time seeing ‘the end’ of a task, so we put it off, paradoxically making it worse for the ‘not doing’.
And, of course, sometimes it’s just that it’s *boring*. One *big* aspect of ADHD is the intense dislike of tedium. We want to do *fun* things, and spending three hours sorting piles of discarded paperwork is *not* fun.
It’s called ‘executive disfunction’ or ‘task paralysis’. For someone with ADHD (me, for example), it’s often the case that a relatively simple task will appear overwhelming.
We have a hard time seeing ‘the end’ of a task, so we put it off, paradoxically making it worse for the ‘not doing’.
And, of course, sometimes it’s just that it’s *boring*. One *big* aspect of ADHD is the intense dislike of tedium. We want to do *fun* things, and spending three hours sorting piles of discarded paperwork is *not* fun.
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