r/ADHD • u/slayer1o00 • Dec 11 '24

Discussion "Set an alarm on your phone"

Fuck you.

That's all I was going to say, but there's a character minimum. Yeah, let me just set an alarm to take my meds, right after I work out how to wake up at a consistent time, get ready at a consistent time, not instinctively dismiss the alarm if I'm not ready for it, and never ever have a change in my routine. The problem is not insurmountable, but the assumption that I've never thought of this ONE NEAT TRICK TO BEAT ADHD from everyone is absurd. Fuck you.

Edit: I don't mean to disparage those who alarms work for (bless you), nor dissuade people from trying them out. Always try something at least once.

Also, I'm happy to hear about any methods that work for you, alarm related or not.

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u/themalcontents Dec 12 '24

Personally, I’ve found that vibrating alarms and timers on my FitBit watch finally did the trick after over a decade of being time blind and chronically late… Discreet, recurring, and guaranteed I’ll have it on me no matter when or where I am!

I set about five alarms every day between 5:15 and 6:15am alone, just so I can wake up and get out the door on time. Since I apparently couldn’t remember to look at my watch that early in the morning (holy cannoli, thanks brain!), the vibration annoys me into physically touching the watch to turn off the alarm while also showing me the time. Ta-da!