Chronic procrastination

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Can this be ASD or ADD.ADHD related or is it just a behavioral fallacy. I have noticed that sometimes I am stuck on NOT completing a task and tend to avoid it at all cost, even if I do want to get it done and there is nothing I would rather do better.

What is a behavioral fallacy?

It sounds like being stuck in an unproductive gear -- having trouble shifting gears from whatever mental/physiological state you're in to whatever state you want/need to be in.... Does that sort of fit what you're talking about?

You definitely worded it better than I. I have issues conveying ideas or questions in words more than I would like, yes, this is what I mean. Can this be an ASD co-morbid?

Don't worry, I can relate to the trouble with words issue...I thought you described it quite well, and I lucked out because one of the visuals that comes to mind for what you described is a metaphor I had some ready-made words for.



I think it can be part of having an ASD.

Anna Sullivan wrote an article about "autistic inertia" that I found helpful...she gives words to things that I can't hope to articulate anywhere near as clearly. This is the link to her article http://archive.autistics.org/library/inertia.html

I'm suffering this big time right now. I was supposed to have already moved to the Seattle area which I love deeply. But, I'm still sort of in the process of getting it done. Really dragging my feet. Procrastinating to a horrific amount.
It might be executive dysfunction.
It might be my nonverbal learning disability (NLD) described as "daydreaming your life away".
The two seem kind of like the same thing. I'd study it more in depth, but I can only stay with it for for a short while and then I want to do something else that doesn't require effort.
Maybe I'm just being lazy.
I'm also afraid to quit my job and leave my apartment, both of which I've had for 13 years. Afraid to abandon my familiar comfortable surroundings. But i want to get out of here so bad and gret back to the Seattle area. I want it more than anything.
Oh well, time to stop goofing off and back to work packing etc. Yeah, right. <sigh>.

I have always been a procrastinator, it has effected my schooling and work from an early age.

I'm also going through a huge procrastination fase, mostly because of my ADHD comorbidity.

I have procrastination problems, too. There are two types of things that I procrastinate. One is something that I really want to do but that also requires some effort such as studying something. The other is something that is daunting such as planning to move to a new place, looking for a new job etc. In both cases, I always end up just finding something else easier to do such as coming to WP etc, and keep putting it off. I feel frustrated with myself and feel guilty, which is pretty stupid.

Worst part is that I love academics and I always, always strive to get my work done early, but I have been a bit stressed lately and even when I have the time, I took me like three days to get started on my work and two to finish it, which is unusual for me.

We are also getting ready to move again, and I think my resolve is starting to crack. I have minor meltdowns whenever we re-arrange the furniture. But now we are moving again, back to our old trailer and we had to re-home our pit bulls, because they are not allowed in the neighborhood, which broke my heart, because we moved out of there so we could keep our babies, but now we are moving back and we had to give them up. I guess these are big contributors to my stubborn "No" streak lately. Been saying no to new clothes, new food, new places, new decorations and sort of, have taken a back seat and watched everyone do moving preparations while I sit in the car with my phone and read.

And that is what I do!