ADHD and Procrastination - What to ask yourself

I said I was going to blog at least once a week, since I started blogging again on July 12. I love to write, and to share what I have learned about managing my ADHD with others. It's a vicious cycle,as they say. I want to blog and help others by sharing all that I have learned over the years that has helped me manage my ADHD. But, until I do get consistent, who is reading it? No one is going to start reading it again, until I start writing regularly.

Managing ADHD is what has to be done constantly. It's not something that goes away, it's just something I have learned to take control of by learning numerous tips, tricks and tools. I have to coach myself, and ask myself the same questions I teach others to ask themselves. I had to ask myself one of my favorite questions about why I didn't' blog on Monday as I had promised myself, and anyone who read the last blog. That question is "What's stopping me?" When I ask that question, I don't always get the correct answer right away. I have to peel back the layers until I get to the truth. Often a lot of self criticism wants to show it's ugly head first. Answers like, "you are just putting it off," "you haven't felt like it," "you don't know what to write about," etc, etc. arise in my head. I have to keep asking myself, "What is really stopping me?" When I got to the truth, the answer was that I want to use my time wisely, and until I start promoting my blog again, I am not sure I am doing so.

Next, I have to ask myself, "What am I going to do about it?" "Do I really want to have a blog? The answer is that I am going to blog anyway, and start promoting my blog because it's what I really want to do. I have so much I want to share that will make my reader's lives easier, and so it is worth it now, and will be of more valuable as I increase my readership.