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keeping a routine

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i’ve wanted to ask other asd people, why it is you like to keep a routine?? i think i have always unconsciously wanted to but i know i can get obsessive about them. eg, i something i wanted to bring up is my eating. usually people say food is a staple in routine but my eating can change. my throat closes up and i lose any desire to eat. my stomachs feels full. i’ve had eating disorders in the past which i think this played a part in it. i suppose then this is 2 questions in one. how do you think is good to deal with this eating problem, as well as my yearning for a routine when my instability physically prevent me from stick to them.

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  • For me, routines are very much an "auto-pilot" so that I can get essential tasks done without my wonky executive functioning getting in the way. Whenever I have to do a new task, or change how I do one that I know, I can get very stuck in loops of procrastination and "zoning out" which can lead to me wasting huge amounts of time (in turn leading to lots of anxiety). My physical co-ordination also seems to be much worse when I'm having to think my way through a task, so again, having a "muscle memory" to act as an auto-pilot is a huge help.

    The downside is that I easily get stuck in ruts. Once a routine is established, it can be very hard for me to break out of it, even when I know that I need to and really want to.

    So, for me, not so much a "want" or even an "obsession"; more of a coping mechanism; albeit one which can become dysfunctional if I rely upon it too much.

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  • For me, routines are very much an "auto-pilot" so that I can get essential tasks done without my wonky executive functioning getting in the way. Whenever I have to do a new task, or change how I do one that I know, I can get very stuck in loops of procrastination and "zoning out" which can lead to me wasting huge amounts of time (in turn leading to lots of anxiety). My physical co-ordination also seems to be much worse when I'm having to think my way through a task, so again, having a "muscle memory" to act as an auto-pilot is a huge help.

    The downside is that I easily get stuck in ruts. Once a routine is established, it can be very hard for me to break out of it, even when I know that I need to and really want to.

    So, for me, not so much a "want" or even an "obsession"; more of a coping mechanism; albeit one which can become dysfunctional if I rely upon it too much.

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