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I love having an evening appointment...
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Seriously, where does this come from ? anything I know is coming up, I am frozen. But improvised events ? no issue at all, I can be ready within fifteen seconds. As long as it doesn't involve too many people, of course.
It’s anxiety, which really seems to be the root of most of ADHD
Exactly this. I know me. I know how quickly I can get sucked into something and look up to find I'm 7 hours deep from a hyper focus and completely missed The Important Appointment. If I don't do anything before the scheduled task, I don't run the risk of missing it because time doesn't exist.
That's why I started setting alarms with just enough time left do get ready for the thing
(sometimes they actually help with the anxiety)
Unless then you are constantly worried and checking the phone to confirm the alarms are actually set up correctly, for the right time, for the right day, and that the sound is up enough to be heard and that there's enough battery for it to go off... Alarms and notifications stress me even more.
And other times you set three just to be sure