Work Guide

Why You Feel Like ADHD Can't Hold Down a Job

It feels like you are stuck behind a thick glass wall. You want to work hard. You have the skills. But somehow, the daily routine feels like climbing a mountain every single day. It is exhausting to keep up a mask for eight hours.

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What is it?

This struggle is a mismatch between a standard office environment and an interest-based nervous system. Your brain is not broken. It just requires different fuel to stay in gear.

Signs & Symptoms

Feeling bored to the point of physical pain
Extreme fatigue after a normal day of sitting at a desk
Losing interest in a job exactly three months after starting
Paralyzing fear when checking emails or calendars

Why does this happen?

Your prefrontal cortex regulates focus and is fueled by dopamine. In an ADHD brain, dopamine levels are naturally lower. When a job becomes routine, your dopamine drops. Your brain then views boring tasks as a physical threat, causing you to freeze or flee.

The Action Plan

Try breaking down your next task like this to overcome the block:
1

The Dopamine Audit

10m

List which work tasks give you energy and which ones drain it.

2

The Environment Shift

5m

Change your physical workspace to add one new sensory input.

3

The Timer Trick

10m

Set a timer for only ten minutes to lower the wall of awful.

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