Lethargy

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Does anyone else feel they just can't get moving, I'm so slow and inwardly torpid! Its like living in a fog!

I could only relate to the foggy feeling when I decided to watch all the LOTR movies (extended editions) in one sitting. Geez, if you don't move for at least an hour you feel like your sitting in mud...

The running but not getting anywhere feeling? Only had that in a dream I had and I just wasn't going as fast as I'd like. Mainly due to the Tiger behind me. I probably haven't answered your questions, but it's fun to share thoughts, right? And I don't know what 'inwardly torpid' is supposed to mean...

Yes! I feel like this a lot of the time. Either I'm like that or I'm all jittery. Can't seem to find a balance.

Yep, I feel lazy and unmotivated all of the time. I tend to worry and dither over things, too, rather than actually getting on with doing them. And then people tell me they're amazed by how busy I am, and how much I achieve, and I think WTF?!

Don't be hard at them, they're NT's. Forgive them, because they don't know what they are doing.

Same here. I hate messes and disorder, but that's the way my room is because I can't bring myself to fix it. It really makes me anxious and uncomfortable, but that doesn't give me an apex of motivation.
Maybe it has something to do with being overwhelmed by the inmensity of the task at hand.

Snap! What are we going to do about it?

I've considered dividing the task into small pieces: today, pick up all the clothes and put them away/into the wash; tomorrow, get all papers in order....
But just thinking about it gets me nervous so I end up paralyzed.

I always become slow and unmotivated when I know I have to revise for a test, which is annoying to say the least. I used to be able to get high scores without revising, but I can't do that now

Very little, probably!

Superfantastic's idea is a good one - break tasks down into manageable pieces.

Or maybe take less on in the first place?

I've got to the stage where I want to stay in and sort out my own affairs, rather than talk to people or go places. It's selfish and antisocial but I need a bit of time to 're-group', otherwise I might burn out completely. I think I've just got to live with the fact that it'll take me twice as long to do a simple household task as it would take anybody else, so I need to plan for this.

I've read a lot of comments saying that aspies take longer to get "simple household tasks" done. Why is that?

In my case it's a mixture of these:

Avoidance of the task in the first place
Depression / lack of motivation
Uncertainty as to how to proceed / poor memory
Lack of confidence - need to double check everything
Being easily distracted
Trying to do everything to perfection
(this is very time consuming, and it also leads to thinking "it won't be perfect, so why bother?")
Juggling priorities
Over-analysing
No benefit to anyone other than myself - I am far more active when I have a girlfriend, because I'm doing things for both of us then. It doesn't seem worth it just for me.

I already do both!

[/quote]I've got to the stage where I want to stay in and sort out my own affairs, rather than talk to people or go places. It's selfish and antisocial but I need a bit of time to 're-group', otherwise I might burn out completely. I think I've just got to live with the fact that it'll take me twice as long to do a simple household task as it would take anybody else, so I need to plan for this.[/quote]

Same here! But I want to do more! I want to spend more time at work!

I understand that too! When I'm at work I do loads of cleaning - cleaning out cages, washing up, sweeping and mopping floors, but at home I just can't be bothered! Even though I have a husband....

I'm very lazy and suffer from lethargy. It's my depression I guess, lack of interest, reluctant from chores etc. etc. I usually do one task at a time, but at a set time and suitable pace for me. I did this anyways before this came lethargy across to me, but much quicker. I work at a suitable pace that's right for me. I don't rush everything.

I'd love to respond, but I'm just too...too...ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ