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For me it’s like a mental block, my desire to do something doesn’t go away. (I also sometimes just have no motivation to do something, but that’s a different thing I think).
Like I can stand in front of a simple task that I could easily do in just a few minutes, that has no complications, and that I really want to do, and just be unable to do it. Nowadays I just walk away cuz I know I won’t be able to do it now but may if I just try again later. But when it first started happening I’d stand there trying to get my body to do it for hours sometimes, usually ending in me crying and feeling terrible.
Thank you for the explanation. I’m glad you found a way to avoid feeling terrible about not finishing a task by just trying again later
You’re welcome!
The one downside is that, while this works for me and I usually don’t feel bad, this doesn’t work well for external deadlines. And NTs don’t like it (but fuck them anyways)
Whether they like it or not, this is what you need for yourself to be able to finish a task, so no matter what they say or do, you are in the right to accommodate yourself, especially when they refuse to