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How to avoid hobby burnout

Thpsguy

So how do I avoid the adhd Hobby burnout take for example my new hobby of driving a virtual taxi on my ps5 using a wheel and pedals I did the whole waiting to see if I truly want to spend money on it but once that cleared I find I'm falling into the trap of trying to make regular hobby time which is always the hobby down fall any tips? Because I do enjoy it untill it gets too much and for social hobbies such as musical performance or playing online games I am learning I have to pause or give them up but for solo hobbies I want to find a balance 

Would doing hobbies for a set amount of time a day work? 

Also if I end up getting meds will it help with the whole novelty side of  hobbies and allow me to enjoy them more without feeling Im procrastinating despite having nothing to pricesstinste as it were? 

I hope this makes sense I'm struggling to find the right wording 

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  • Hi, have you heard of struggling to start, and change tasks with adhd and autism? From Google:

    Struggling to start tasks (task initiation) and change tasks (task switching or transition friction) when you have both ADHD and autism—often called AuDHD—is a real, physical, and cognative challenge, not a lask of willpower
    This happens because your brain experiences a combination of autistic inertia (difficulty shifting states or breaking a current focus) and ADHD executive dysfunction (trouble with internal dopamine activation, time perception, and interest-led focus). Moving from one activity to another can feel like trying to close 30 computer tabs at once without saving, or trying to move a heavy object from a dead stop. 
    I don't know if you have both, but it still counts for 'just' autism too. I got a suggested 99 minute digtal timer. You can set the timer for up to 99 minutes and it has a cute display for counting down. This helps by taking your mind off the task stopping and switching and you can relax and get on with what you are doing knowing you'll be noted when the time is up. 
    EDIT: This is an example of a timmer: www.sensorydirect.com/.../digital-visual-timer
  • in reply to LateToTheAlphaQuadrant

    I do get this issue but mostly I suffer from both knowing when to take a break abdbfor how many days weeks or months 

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