ADHD and Aging
I’m close to 40 and I anecdotally seem to be getting far more easily distracted than I remember being years ago. Today I went to the door to walk my dogs, thought I would get a baby wipe to clean off my shoes, saw that my walls needed to get scrubbed, and then spent 2 hours cleaning my walls. Even the slightest distraction can make me completely forget what I was thinking about if I’m not super focused on what I’m doing. It seems to me like becoming a Dad 5 years ago was a big catalyst as it upended all of my coping mechanism. I’m not sure if I haven’t recovered or if age might be a factor here. Anyways, ADHD seems to be a common topic here and I’m curious if other folks have had similar experiences?
I'm older and recently experienced severe stress that sent my ADHD into overdrive. You could be experiencing something like that.
I think it's normal, having kids, work, life, aging, diet, sleep, etc, it all adds up. Just have to try harder not to get distracted, make everything you need to do a mission, at least that's how I deal with it.