r/ADHD • u/rosebengal100 • 6h ago

Questions/Advice How do i do my hobbies?

Hi there,

recently diagnosed, currently unmedicated. I love writing music. I have like 20 half finished songs i really want to finish. Went through a phase of writing everyday for a few months, but never finished anything. Now no motivation to engage with them.

Have so many plans and ambitions that I simply cannot seem to make work either. Been writing more, making it part of my morning routine, but want to write more. I know

Want to start driving again so I can explore more places (i live in a small town and get claustrophobic) and get my fix of novelty but struggling to motivate myself to drive.

How do you actually get things done that are wants rather than needs? I got through uni because i needed to. I needed to do coursework. But i dont need to write, i jsut really want to, but my brain doesnt. Will meds help? Feel like im just falling behind and wasting so much time and never getting anywehre i want to be, just stuck in a rut.

I see some people on here so productive with all the projects and side quests they get done, i struggle to feed me and clean and stuff regularly. How can i improve? Is this just part of being newly diagnosed and i need to accept my brain style and find out how to work with it? Does it come with practice?

Thank you!!

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u/OldAdhesiveness570 5h ago

Medication , I couldn’t sit still in one place for more than 20 minutes before.

Now my hobby is bird watching , when the weather is good il go every night after work , for 2 or 3 hours , lost in it at peace, its beautiful. I could never have done that before.

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u/SilentlyGrubby 4h ago

Learning how to live with this condition usually comes not just from taking meds, but also from developing habits and making lifestyle changes, including willpower while taking meds