OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder) is so much more than organizing your cookie jar for likes. Yes, you may have seen this on TikTok, where the lady beautifully stacks all of her cookies inside of the glass cookie jar. She then talks about how people say she is ‘OCD’ for stacking her cookies in a strategic pattern. But OCD is way more than excessively organizing or doing something for show.
Substance use and certain behaviors become a problem when people use them despite the negative impacts on their lives, experience withdrawal symptoms when they attempt to stop, and the amount of the substance used or times the behavior is engaged increases overtime because the person’s tolerance level adapts. The good news: There are common interventions that can help break the cycle of addiction and restore hope for a thriving future.
It's common for folks with ADHD to have a good idea (or several at one time) but to become overwhelmed before starting the task. Here are a couple approaches that can help you get the thing done from someone who knows what it's like.
Life keeps moving, regardless of an individual's stress level. The problem is there will always be another task, another deadline, another stressor. That is why it is important to continually engage in self-care tasks to prevent long-term impacts of stress on the mind and body.