I know this is associated with ADHD often, but was wondering if anyone
else struggles with this and if they have any helpful suggestions. I have
been thinking a lot lately about how my difficulty transitioning affects
me. I always have trouble transitioning from activities. For example, when
I go to the library to study I can't just sit down and start focusing on my
work right away. On a larger scale I also have trouble transitioning with
big changes in my schedule, mostly, the transition between school and
breaks. When I was in high school I would always be a little sad when
summer would start because I was always a little sad about leaving
classes I liked and just going from being really busy and more social to
being home and having a lot of free time. However, I would get used to it
and then worry and dread school starting. Now that I'm in college I have
the same thing. I love college, my school, college friends, classes, being
more independent etc. and am a lot happier in college than when I'm at
home. So when I first get home on a break I am really bored, miss school
and don't know what to do with myself because I'm so used to always
being busy. However, once I get home and sorta transition which is not
instant I don't want to go back even though I will be happy once I'm back,
I am usually enjoying being with my family, relaxing and sleeping. After a
few days I don't miss home at all. Pick a hobby. Find something to do that you enjoy. Keep the breaks from being boring and you won't have as much trouble transitioning from summer to school and vice versa. Keep yourself busy, try to have a life outside of school so that during breaks you have something to keep you busy aside from school. Thats the best advice I can give you.
"...I go to the library to study I can't just sit down and start focusing on my
work right away...."
Your words, MF, bring me right back to my college days...nearly 40 years ago and it feels like yesterday! I'd go through this weird ritual once I got to the libray...selecting the best available spot, by plunking down my stuff, sitting down, getting organized...maybe start reading...get up to check out the periodicals...see an interesting one and bring it back to my spot...getting up to shapen my pencil, chat quietly with a friend...my "motivation" was directed at anything but the work I had to do!
Finally, with deadline looming and work not even started, I'd lug all my stuff up to the "stacks" on the third floor--nothing but narrow isles between shelves and shelves of endless books. I'd find one of the few isolated little desks along the outter walls...no windows, no people...just isles and isles of books. I'd still get up and walk the isles, checking out esoteric titles, pulling some of them down and bringing them back to my desk to give myself a break from the work I had to get done. Which, eventually, would get done, despite all my ADHD traits (unbeknownst to me at the time)kicking in and conspiring against me doing so!
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