I just start the important task for five minutes. In that case over time, I've learned to do the 'let me just do 5 minutes' on the important task move. sometimes when I'm in hyperfocus, I'm procrastinating on starting other tasks that are more urgent or more important. Procrastination is involved in this issue as well. once my body is moving, my brain can let up some. Going for a walk helps me come out of the zone. the hyperfocus is such a zone, can be so sweet to be in that zone of not worrying about problems and the rest of life and just focusing on a task we're doing (even if that task isn't urgent or that important). I try ANYTHING that will disrupt the hyperfocus. I use timers as well, but more than that. I find my medication usually works with this but yesterday was a particularly bad day. I guess my question with this is - how do you guys help yourself to 'break' your hyperfocus when you need it (aka to work, EAT lol, sleep etc)? I struggled to focus on work, and ended up focusing on some other art projects I was working on. However, yesterday was a REALLY bad day for hyperfocus and I could not break out of it. I have recently started taking Vyvanse (just over a month) and i can say it is helping with alot of these symptoms. My anxiety was under control, but i was still constantly overwhelmed, highly emotional and would lose things/ distracted/hyperfocus like crazy on certain things. I have been taking effexor for a while now but knew there was something else going on that the medication wasn't helping with. I am a 29 year old female, and I have read that females go wildly undiagnosed and usually end up with depression or anxiety diagnoses (i have had both over the years). I was recently diagnosed but have been struggling with symptoms since I can remember.

Hi everyone! I am new to this site - this is such a cool idea for a support group for people with ADHD.

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