@Kanye-Qwest said in The ADD/ADHD Thread (cont'd from Peeves):
@Ifrit said in The ADD/ADHD Thread (cont'd from Peeves):
Sooo does anyone else have the anti-routine problem? I was always told if you did things for more than 2 weeks they become a routine. For me I can maintain a new routine perfectly for 2 weeks and then I completely lose track of it and can't pick it up again.
my psychiatrist told me very quickly in my time with her that the 2 week/30 day things are myths. Habits actually take between 60-90 days to solidly form, for most people
This is truth. Also, it gets HARDER at the 2-3 week mark; that's where a lot of people drop out of maintenance.
It's important to remember that the human brain is a lazy asshole. It doesn't like to learn new routines, and it will fight back against them until the 'new' routine becomes the 'old' routine. So compliance will be very easy at first, because you're getting that dopamine hit from 'yay, I did a thing! I am Changing My Life!' but when that wears off, your brain wants you to go back to what it sees as normal, so it'll actively fight you on it, with lower rewards and negative thoughts. Then, eventually (after two or three months), it'll accept the new status quo.
I live this cycle far, far too often.