Why Do I Keep Avoiding Things I Know I Need To Do? The ADHD Avoidance Cycle at Home and Why Getting Started Has Nothing To Do With Motivation

Why do you keep avoiding things you know you need to do? You know what I mean. The unopened post sitting on the side. The form that would probably take five minutes. The donation bag you keep walking past. The email you still haven’t sent. Task avoidance can be so frustrating, especially when you know the job itself is small. But avoidance is not always about how long something will take. Often, it is about the emotional weight attached to the task, the uncertainty around it, or simply not kn...