Why TIDY Beats CLEAN When Your ADHD Brain Has Stopped
Have you been trying to clean your house when what you actually needed was to tidy? I ask because I do this to myself constantly. My brain sees the state of the kitchen and defaults to clean, meaning bench spray, mop the floor, wipe every surface. And this is usually where the pile-on starts. I glance at the lounge room, that’s a mess, that needs a clean. Dining room, last night’s dinner plates, that’s a mess that needs a clean. Insert all the need I repeat in my head, and both PDA and freeze kicks in. Hours of work. The size of that job locks me up and I do none of it. The dishes stay on the sink. The floor stays sticky. My brain calls me a failure and I go make another cup of coffee. ...