How I Stopped Procrastinating and Finally Started Showing Up (With ADHD)

My Story: Struggling with Motivation, Overwhelm, and Finding My Way Back

If you’ve ever thought, “Why can’t I just follow through?” or “How do I stop procrastinating when I actually care about what I’m doing?”—you’re not alone.

This is for the ADHD woman who’s smart, driven, and full of ideas—but still finds herself stuck, spinning, and silently wondering what’s wrong with her.

Why I Shut Down When Things Got Hard

💡 For years, I thought I was just “bad at consistency.”
Turns out, I was just using the wrong approach.

I can’t even count how many times I told myself,

“This time will be different.”

I’d wake up with the best intentions.
I’d write out my to-do list.
I’d time-block my day like all the productivity experts said to...

But by noon?

I was either drowning in decision fatigue, spinning in overthinking, or completely shut down.

Instead of making progress, I’d:

• Scroll Instagram

• Jump between random tasks

• Avoid the important things altogether

I felt busy—but never productive.
And no matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t stop procrastinating.

The Cycle of ADHD Procrastination (Sound Familiar?)

I wasn’t lazy. I wasn’t unmotivated.
I was just stuck in the ADHD spiral:

🚨 Procrastinate → Guilt → Overthink → Overcommit → Burnout → Repeat

📚 According to Additude Magazine, ADHD procrastination is often rooted in emotional dysregulation and time blindness—not laziness or poor planning.

And the longer I stayed stuck in that loop, the more it cost me.

What It Was Costing Me

❌ I missed out on big opportunities—because I couldn’t follow through
❌ I felt like a fraud—because I knew what to do, but couldn’t seem to do it
❌ I was overwhelmed 24/7—because everything felt urgent, but nothing was getting done

Eventually, I started believing the worst:

“Maybe I’m just not meant to succeed…”
“Maybe I’m not disciplined enough…”
“Maybe something’s wrong with me…”

That belief kept me stuck for years.

What Helped Me Stop Procrastinating (Even With ADHD)

One day, I stopped asking,

“Why can’t I just be more disciplined?”

And instead asked,

“What if I’ve been approaching this all wrong?”

That one question changed everything.

I realized:
✅ I didn’t need more motivation—I needed emotional regulation + simple tools
✅ I didn’t need to fix my brain—I needed to understand it
✅ I didn’t need to do more—I needed to rewire the patterns that kept me stuck

So I stopped copying what worked for everyone else—and started building what worked for me.

🔁 Ready to Rewire Your Patterns Too?

That’s exactly why I created The Procrastination Rewire—my signature course for ADHD women who are ready to stop spiraling and finally follow through.

Inside this course, I walk you through:

• Why procrastination is a nervous system pattern—not a mindset issue

• How to spot and stop the emotional triggers that shut you down

• Simple rewiring tools to get out of “freeze” and into forward motion

• ADHD-friendly structures that help you take consistent action without burning out

💡 If you’ve ever said “I know what to do—I just can’t seem to do it,” this is for you.

🎯 Click here to get The Procrastination Rewire

What Changed When I Finally Rewired My Patterns

✔️ I stopped second-guessing every decision
✔️ I started completing tasks that used to sit on my list for weeks
✔️ I created real momentum—in business and in daily life
✔️ I stopped needing motivation and started relying on self-leadership

No planner or habit tracker ever gave me that.
Rewiring my response to stress and resistance did.

You’re Not the Problem

If you’ve been:

• Struggling with procrastination

• Feeling behind even when you’re constantly “doing”

• Wondering why you can’t stay consistent...

It’s not that you’re lazy.
It’s not that you’re unmotivated.
And no—you don’t need more discipline.

You need tools that regulate your nervous system, rewire your thought patterns, and help you feel safe enough to follow through.

That’s what we do inside The Procrastination Rewire.

✨ Want Support Beyond Procrastination?

Once your momentum is back, you may want a rhythm that keeps you consistent—without burnout.

That’s where The Six-Figure Show-Up Formula comes in.

It helps ADHD women:

• Set flexible goals based on capacity

• Stay consistent without rigid routines

• Build momentum that sticks (even when motivation doesn’t)

You can start with The Procrastination Rewire, and layer in The Six-Figure Show-Up Formula for long-term structure.

🔁 Related Posts You Might Like:

• How to Stay Consistent When Motivation Fades

• The Hidden Drivers Behind ADHD Procrastination (And What to Do About Them)

❓FAQs

Q: Why do I procrastinate even when I care about the task?
A: ADHD brains often freeze when overwhelmed by pressure, fear of failure, or emotional discomfort. The solution isn’t more pressure—it’s rewiring the emotional response.

Q: What’s different about The Procrastination Rewire?
A: It focuses on the real root of procrastination: emotional dysregulation, nervous system shutdown, and shame-based avoidance. You’ll walk away with tools to regulate, reframe, and restart—without self-blame.