I will lose track of time unless I have something telling me there is something needing to be done?
Hanging out with friends and meeting them at 6? Need someone to remind me or come get me.
Different alarms I have:
1) Feed dog
2) Make music
3) feed myself
4) Remember to put that item in your bag taht you need for work.
5)any sort of doc appointment
6) take dog for a walk / let out (he usually lets me know)
7) any sort of obligation I've made to a friend or work. (Carpooling, hanging out, teaching, etc)
Serious question, because (compounded for various reasons) I'm currently at a stage where I am finding it hard to remember to even make alarms. I will think, 'I should set alarms to remind myself of the stuff I need to do.' And then while I'm trying to think of the things I need to do, I've already started to lose the plot. I'll think of something that I need to do, go to set myself up for whatever that task was - grab a pen and paper or whatever - then I won't remember to actually set an alarm at all for anything until I next have that thought 'Gee I should set an alarm to remind myself'.
How do I remember to set alarms? How do I make that as easy as possible? I honestly feel like I'm losing my mind at an accelerated pace.
Have you tried getting in the habit of using Siri (or your preferred assistant) to set alarms all the time? Throughout the day I constantly think of something and immediately so "Hey Siri, remind me in 45 minutes to do this" or "Hey Siri, set an alarm to make dinner at 6:15pm".
It took me a month of not bringing that item I needed at work before I set an alarm. It didn't take instantly it was after forgetting an important task multiple times before i made the alarm. It's a bit of will and an bit of remembering. If it's important to you you'll figure out a way.
I feel like seeing the dog is reminder enough lol. I have ADHD as well and set alarms constantly, but for something like feeding a dog, I'd think you just work that into your daily routine and wouldn't need a reminder. Feed the dog when you wake up and let them outside first thing. Won't need to feed them again until mid evening or so, so just feed them when you get home from work, assuming your work hours line up with that. A dog would also be a living reminder and would probably make a fuss if it wasn't fed, I know mine always does.
It's probably not that he never fed the dog before the alarm. But he probably does it way more consistently without forgetting to do it in time now and then. Like going to the kitchen and coming back with a glass of water and then oh right, I was supposed to feed the dog.
Ugh i do the same thing but never diagnosed. How do i go about even starting this process. Im a 21 year old with little support from parents. I have no job currently and am trying become an engineer. Idk what to even do anymore.
I have an alarm to remind me to take my meds. Apparently having them next to my bed and an alarm to wake me up wasn't enough as I forgot and had to get my assistant to take me home from work to get them!
I love alarms i think they are my post it notes (in addition to my post it notes).
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u/Kubaki May 30 '17 edited May 30 '17
am an adult with ADHD. I have a ton of different alarms set up for the week.
Yes I have to have an alarm to remind me to feed my dog.