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To-Do Lists Keep Me Going On The Worst Of Days
Keeping my Mental Health in Line
By Grace K. Bianco
Writing a to-do list seems like nothing, but I get SO MUCH more done now.
I have never been clinically diagnosed with anything, because I have never gone out of my way to be. I am certain I have anxiety, but what I am not as certain about is the possibility of having ADD.
My mind is all over the place. I am easily distracted. I jump from topic to topic in conversation. I struggle with dissociating. If I get upset, I struggle to communicate, because my thoughts are so disorganized and sporadic. I tend to go off on random tangents. (Just ask my husband lol.)
It doesn’t just show up in my mind and thoughts. I have a tendency to put off certain tasks. Especially, if it isn’t in my daily routine, I struggle to do it. For example, I really need to put some air in my tire. It would take me five minutes to do so, but I keep putting it off.
This could all just fall under anxiety, or I may have another underlying issue. The label isn’t what matters. What matters is how I deal with my mind being everywhere but where I need it.
