What do you do when you feel lazy but have to do something?

I try to think of how rewarding it will be when it’s completed. Whether it be washing, which is clean and fresh once washed, or paying a bill that will take a load off your mind.

I stay in bed for long time until i feel i can do it or until i dont feel lazy anymore but sometimes i try to do it that moment

I say to my self that the comfort that I will get after doing this thing is better than the one I could get now, everything should happened in it’s time.

Well, first I feel like I want to cry because when it’s a task that involves multiple actions I just can’t be bothered sometimes. Then I scroll on social for 5mins for a dose of them temporary happy hormones and then I get up and say, “Right I’ll make a cup of tea and then come back and crack on”. I am not the best person to ask hence am on this platform to get better! Good luck sis x

When i feel lazy is most likely that I’m on my phone scrolling through social media, so maybe try to turn off my phone take a deep breath JUMP out of of my bed to get some energy and plan out in my head the things that i need to do, and start doing them step by step and not rush.

I try to think that the faster I get the work done, the sooner I’ll be resting. Also, I sometimes try to simulate that I don’t have to do it perfectly, just try to do it no matter what the result is. In this last escenario it’s easier to finish the task because you feel less pressure.

I remind myself that “laziness” doesn’t exist, and I reflect on what’s really going on. Do I really want to do the thing but just CANT? Maybe I’m having some executive dysfunction or trouble with transitions. Do I know I SHOULD do the thing but just don’t want to? Maybe I am having trouble finding my motivation. Do I want to but my body won’t allow it? Maybe my body needs more rest! There’s always something deeper going on, you have to figure out what the barrier is before you can work with yourself! Give yourself grace until then

Lying on my phone and scrolling my phone. Sometimes i think things that makes me happy and sad. But mosy, i feel sad and there is a negative aura

As someone with ADHD I have difficulties with executive dysfunction, so it’s not always "feeling lazy" that stops me. Sometimes, I can convince myself to do things by thinking through "if I don’t do it now, and it needs doing, how am I going to feel knowing that I could’ve done it earlier?", sometimes I need to break things down into smaller steps as the task is easier to approach that way, sometimes, it’s easier to face something if I’ve completed something small recently, so I’ll do that.

I give myself a period of time like 5 mins up to 2 hours to rest. Usually I feel better after that break, and I get up to do the thing I have to do. Then, once I’m done I feel very proud of myself.