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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How is that adhd? [b]If anything, ADHD people are more likely to exercise and overdo it[/b].
You are just lazy and lack will power.[/quote]

OP here, I wish my AHDH hyperfocus extended itself to exercise, but it does not.

The second part about being lazy and lacking will power?  Gee thanks. Yes, I do lack executive function, which is where you get willpower from. I'm looking for advice that will actually help me. "Get more willpower and stop being lazy" is a crap response.[/quote]
It's actually not. Look, you got offended and you took the time to reply, now put that angry energy into exercise.[/quote]

It doesn’t work like that though. Thanks for your time I guess? It was worth every cent…[/quote]
I guess you have enough time to post nonsense on dcum because you enjoy it. Nobody can help those who don't want help.[/quote]

I have plenty of time to, frankly, waste on DCUM, and yes, I do enjoy reading and posting here.

I never said the reason I don't exercise was that I lack the time to do so!

It's because when I start exercising, my mind wanders and I do not like it AT ALL. My thoughts start drifting immediately to all the things on my to do list, and then I start to feel very uncomfortable, anxious, even panicky. I do not get any pleasure or rewarding feeling while working out, at least not at the start, and I don't exercise long enough to get any kind of rewarding feeling.

Unlike sitting right now, for example, and scrolling on DCUM, or checking my Facebook or Instagram feeds, or watching a show, or doing something I enjoy like cooking. Or teaching. My mind doesn't wander doing those things, and I feel fine.

I feel good now, reading/writing on dcum.  I am not thinking of everything I have to get done (which is sad - it is what allows me to waste time.)

I'm trying to figure out how I can make my thoughts not wander immediately when I start to exercise, or how I can get a rewarding feeling more quickly, so I will stick to it more and get the benefit of it. Several people had good ideas!  I thank them.

You, PP, are just not very useful to me. I'm trying to be polite because I guess in your own way, you thought you were being helpful? I wonder why you thought that, though.

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