I wouldn't say tha there is even sense if relief. Theres just disappointment due to lacking sense of accomplishment or any great/good feelings regarding it and after that brain automatically starts to pick apart why it actually wasn't an accomplishment and what i did wrong with it.
I hate how trying to explain this to neurotypicals makes me seem 'pessimistic' or 'contrarian'.
I'll get asked "Don't you feel better now that this task is done?" and my honest answer is "No." As frustrating as that might be to hear, imagine how frustrating that is to experience.
Me yesterday. We hatched 24 chicks last week and they were ready to outside into the brooder pen inside our coop. But we had to still clean it, change the shavings, get feed/water ready, rig up something for the heat lamp, make a latch for the lid to hook onto so we don't have to hold it up... A bunch of stuff.
Banged it out yesterday. Chicks are doing well in their new home. And all I find is relief that I got it done. Just a "thank fuck" kind of feeling.
19 Comments
Iunnrais@piefed.social · 35 pts · 82d
That relief is pretty darn tiny too. I feel like I just have more anxiety about the other things my ED won’t let me do that I need to do.
dalekcaan@feddit.nl · 20 pts · 82d
And it's dwarfed by the self-hatred for taking so long to perform a basic task.
zloubida@sh.itjust.works · 14 pts · 82d
I don't feel relief. I feel shame.
supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz · 4 pts · 82d
Same
Rawrosaurus@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 9 pts · 82d
I am just thinking "oh no.. I'll have to force myself to do this again soon."
cravl@slrpnk.net · 3 pts · 81d
My brain expanded ED the very wrong way at first and I was… bemused? Confuddled?
molten@lemmy.world · 24 pts · 82d
Have you tried micro transactions in EA games? I heard that it grants a sense of both pride and accomplishment.
tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip · 8 pts · 82d
I think that only applies to star wars
Shellofbiomatter@lemmus.org · 20 pts · 82d
I wouldn't say tha there is even sense if relief. Theres just disappointment due to lacking sense of accomplishment or any great/good feelings regarding it and after that brain automatically starts to pick apart why it actually wasn't an accomplishment and what i did wrong with it.
psycotica0@lemmy.ca · 14 pts · 82d
Wait, you guys get relief? All I get is guilt that it wasn't done within a reasonable timeframe or amount of effort in the first place...
IzzyScissor@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 82d
I hate how trying to explain this to neurotypicals makes me seem 'pessimistic' or 'contrarian'.
I'll get asked "Don't you feel better now that this task is done?" and my honest answer is "No." As frustrating as that might be to hear, imagine how frustrating that is to experience.
Calfpupa@lemmy.ml · 12 pts · 82d
Don't worry eventually the things you remember you'd forgotten will pile up and the relief will disappear too
Blan@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 82d
ಥ╭╮ಥ
jlow@slrpnk.net · 9 pts · 82d
"Done! Time to start worrying about something else ..."
PhoenixDog@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 82d
Me yesterday. We hatched 24 chicks last week and they were ready to outside into the brooder pen inside our coop. But we had to still clean it, change the shavings, get feed/water ready, rig up something for the heat lamp, make a latch for the lid to hook onto so we don't have to hold it up... A bunch of stuff.
Banged it out yesterday. Chicks are doing well in their new home. And all I find is relief that I got it done. Just a "thank fuck" kind of feeling.
Goldholz@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 81d
That is why for my mod on the steam workshop i want more comments!
30p87@feddit.org · 2 pts · 79d
Actual relief only happens when I've done a decent job, which never happens
TehBamski@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 79d
Oof. I feel for you. Though, "...which never happens." seems harsh on yourself.
Pat_Riot@lemmy.today · 0 pts · 82d
That's just drugs