
Don’t sit down



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I tell people “a me in motion, stays in motion” when people tell me to take a break 😅
This is what I try to explain to my husband. Why he’ll find me weakened and at deaths door sometimes trying to complete a task. And he says, it’s ok to take a break and sit down and come back to it 😂. Because THAT’S how it works for us! Take a look at our house! It looks like a tornado hit it. No correction, I have two boys with AuDHD, and EVERY morning, I wake up, and it looks like my Tasmanian Devils have been at it again! And it does not matter what I do to try and clean, I turn around, and destruction! And I say, ok let’s clean. And they’re like, what mess? I don’t see a mess 😳. And my husband is always exhausted from all his shit going on so his philosophy in life is “it’s good enough.” And I’m just not that person because I know all it is is a new layer of crap on top of the old layer if I allow for that. And then comments get made later about the state of the house from everyone. So, I have to be the drill Sargent and be like, NO SITTING UNTIL I SEE THE FLOOR TO THIS ROOM! NOW MOVE IT! MOVE IT! MOVE IT!
This is what I try to explain to my husband. Why he’ll find me weakened and at deaths door sometimes trying to complete a task. And he says, it’s ok to take a break and sit down and come back to it 😂. Because THAT’S how it works for us! Take a look at our house! It looks like a tornado hit it. No correction, I have two boys with AuDHD, and EVERY morning, I wake up, and it looks like my Tasmanian Devils have been at it again! And it does not matter what I do to try and clean, I turn around, and destruction! And I say, ok let’s clean. And they’re like, what mess? I don’t see a mess 😳. And my husband is always exhausted from all his shit going on so his philosophy in life is “it’s good enough.” And I’m just not that person because I know all it is is a new layer of crap on top of the old layer if I allow for that. And then comments get made later about the state of the house from everyone. So, I have to be the drill Sargent and be like, NO SITTING UNTIL I SEE THE FLOOR TO THIS ROOM! NOW MOVE IT! MOVE IT! MOVE IT!
This is what I try to explain to my husband. Why he’ll find me weakened and at deaths door sometimes trying to complete a task. And he says, it’s ok to take a break and sit down and come back to it 😂. Because THAT’S how it works for us! Take a look at our house! It looks like a tornado hit it. No correction, I have two boys with AuDHD, and EVERY morning, I wake up, and it looks like my Tasmanian Devils have been at it again! And it does not matter what I do to try and clean, I turn around, and destruction! And I say, ok let’s clean. And they’re like, what mess? I don’t see a mess 😳. And my husband is always exhausted from all his shit going on so his philosophy in life is “it’s good enough.” And I’m just not that person because I know all it is is a new layer of crap on top of the old layer if I allow for that. And then comments get made later about the state of the house from everyone. So, I have to be the drill Sargent and be like, NO SITTING UNTIL I SEE THE FLOOR TO THIS ROOM! NOW MOVE IT! MOVE IT! MOVE IT!
This is what I try to explain to my husband. Why he’ll find me weakened and at deaths door sometimes trying to complete a task. And he says, it’s ok to take a break and sit down and come back to it 😂. Because THAT’S how it works for us! Take a look at our house! It looks like a tornado hit it. No correction, I have two boys with AuDHD, and EVERY morning, I wake up, and it looks like my Tasmanian Devils have been at it again! And it does not matter what I do to try and clean, I turn around, and destruction! And I say, ok let’s clean. And they’re like, what mess? I don’t see a mess 😳. And my husband is always exhausted from all his shit going on so his philosophy in life is “it’s good enough.” And I’m just not that person because I know all it is is a new layer of crap on top of the old layer if I allow for that. And then comments get made later about the state of the house from everyone. So, I have to be the drill Sargent and be like, NO SITTING UNTIL I SEE THE FLOOR TO THIS ROOM! NOW MOVE IT! MOVE IT! MOVE IT!
This is what I try to explain to my husband. Why he’ll find me weakened and at deaths door sometimes trying to complete a task. And he says, it’s ok to take a break and sit down and come back to it 😂. Because THAT’S how it works for us! Take a look at our house! It looks like a tornado hit it. No correction, I have two boys with AuDHD, and EVERY morning, I wake up, and it looks like my Tasmanian Devils have been at it again! And it does not matter what I do to try and clean, I turn around, and destruction! And I say, ok let’s clean. And they’re like, what mess? I don’t see a mess 😳. And my husband is always exhausted from all his shit going on so his philosophy in life is “it’s good enough.” And I’m just not that person because I know all it is is a new layer of crap on top of the old layer if I allow for that. And then comments get made later about the state of the house from everyone. So, I have to be the drill Sargent and be like, NO SITTING UNTIL I SEE THE FLOOR TO THIS ROOM! NOW MOVE IT! MOVE IT! MOVE IT!
It is important to sit down regularly though..maybe without a display in front, though- to limit radius of actions.. no tv, no laptop, no phone if sitting down is meant to be for calming down/relaxing Spending sone time with a fidget toy or so light do? Spend a moment of considerate affection with your pet, clean an object that is often used or rarely used but in both cases- looks worse/gunkier than supposed to..famous examples might be the remote control for an electrical device, tableware or the phone handle Because if you just avoid sitting down in general-… This can turn into „ugh why am I feeling so exhausted and stressed-oh right I haven’t sat since I came home 2 hours ago at all!“ without even noticing it, quicker than one might think 👉🥺
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