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gibquaaludeson Procrastination and the priority of short-term mood regulation

Thank you for sharing your experience. Weirdly enough, it's liberating to know that this could be a cure-proof terminal state.

gibquaaludeson Mental illness, attention deficit disorder, and suffering

Do you know how a patient would get funneled to someone like you with expertise on this matter?

My experience with GPs is that they do not understand those issues and do not know how to direct to someone who does. It's not like a physical ailment where they know with a fair degree of certainty what the next avenue is.

gibquaaludeson Procrastination is flight, deadline is fight, freeze is staring at the screen

How does one get started with addressing those problems? Do I talk to a general practitioner? Are there specialists I should seek out?