Tip for autistic inertia that may or may not work for you:
When I'm feeling really stuck and I have list of things in my head that I "need" to do, I try to pick the one that has 1 step.
Doesn't matter if it's easy or difficult in other ways, just that it's only 1 step.
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When I'm feeling really stuck and I have list of things in my head that I "need" to do, I try to pick the one that has 1 step.
Doesn't matter if it's easy or difficult in other ways, just that it's only 1 step.
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And it may be that it's not actually one step but in your head you can visualize it as one step.
For example, the task I chose was basically "move a box to a different room" and that was it. To me I saw this as one step which is what got me out of my chair.
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For example, the task I chose was basically "move a box to a different room" and that was it. To me I saw this as one step which is what got me out of my chair.
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The thing I actually needed to do was go take a shower, but that was too overwhelming to think about because that is 10 separate steps. So I thought "I'm just moving this box" and got out of the chair, and then once I did that I could do more complicated tasks.
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I sort of see it as building momentum. It also helps because I'm starting with a task I didn't really "need" to do, and the less I "need" to do it, the less anxiety I'll have about it. So by starting with a less pressured task, I could get my body moving without thinking.
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Ironically I'm putting a task at the bottom of this thread lol.
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