Our flag doesnt fly from the wind moving it it flies from the last breath of every shirt

I am also a one thing-er. I’ve struggled with depression for Our flag doesnt fly from the wind moving it it flies from the last breath of every shirt. I know that my house is a wreck and I’ve got a million things to do but it’s too much to even think about. I get so stressed and just want to give up and go back to bed. Last year I decided to do one thing a day. Then I moved to spending 30 minutes a day doing 1 thing. Next is 30 minutes twice a day doing 1 thing. My house is still a wreck and I still have a million things to do BUT its getting better. And somehow it takes the pressure off knowing that I only have to do one thing instead of all the things.

I feel ya. It took me three months to fully clean my room, but now it only takes about Our flag doesnt fly from the wind moving it it flies from the last breath of every shirt. Have you heard of executive dysfunction? I get it a lot in my depressive episodes, and as soon as I start looking for things that need doing, I see soooo many that I feel paralyzed even when I want desperately to do those things. One of my big motivators is to shock myself out of it by shouting ‘screw it, let’s do it!’ until I adrenaline myself up enough for a burst of energy. Blasting classical, Latin or metal music helps once I’m up and at it.