Understanding Executive Dysfunction With Cleaning
You look at the pile of laundry and your brain says no. It feels like an invisible wall is blocking your body from moving. This is not a lack of willpower. You are facing a real neurological glitch.
What is it?
Executive dysfunction is a breakdown in the brain's command center. This system manages planning, focus, and starting tasks. When it stalls, a simple chore feels like an impossible mountain to climb.
Signs & Symptoms
Why does this happen?
The prefrontal cortex acts like a conductor for your brain. In ADHD brains, dopamine levels are lower. This makes it hard to feel the reward of a future clean room. Your amygdala might even see the mess as a threat. This triggers a freeze response that stops you from moving.
The Action Plan
Clear the visual noise
Put all items that do not belong in a single laundry basket to clear the floor.
Focus on one surface
Clean only the kitchen table and ignore the counters for now.
Take a dopamine break
Stop and do something you love for five minutes to recharge your brain.
Stop fighting your brain.
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