r/videos • u/Jtaimelafolie • May 30 '17

This guy's presentation on ADHD is excellent

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JowPOqRmxNs
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u/RollingInTheD May 30 '17

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.

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u/chuby1tubby May 30 '17

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".

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u/RollingInTheD May 31 '17

I actually have started using the Android Google equivalent a lot, but its not always convenoent. Thank you for the suggestion though :)

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u/Kubaki May 30 '17

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.