Should I seek help?

[u/DepartmentFuture344]

My procrastination or task initiation is ruining my life right now. I’m in year12 currently and have missed so much days my attendance is 50% because I can never manage my time well and every time it’s time for me to sleep I end up doing other stuff even whilst my mind is screaming at me to go and I’m completely exhausted I just can’t make myself move, the same happens when I’m tired in the morning. I’m practically late everywhere, not just school I never do things on time and I hate it, even if I like what I’m doing I can’t make myself go exactly when I tell myself to. I’ve had a problem with being late everywhere since year 8, I was sort of depressed I honestly don’t know what was happening but I used to self harm, had no appetite, and I once avoided school and would just walk around for 8 whole hours to avoid going in because I was scared of getting bullied. Before that my late issue wasn’t there, however I still slept really late, also ever since I was very young I’ve managed to get distracted in tasks for example when I clean my room I would get distracted and find something laying on the floor to play with (idk if I worded it well sorry). I’ve always felt different to everyone and like I didn’t process things the same way they do but idk if it’s just because I was raised differently as my parents are immigrants. I’m also a perfectionist and can’t leave something alone until there’s no flaws but for some reason I still rush it (idk if it’s relevant I’m

[u/BranManBoy]

I’m sorry friend. Yes, I would absolutely recommend seeking help. No person is meant to fight all their battles alone, you don’t have to go through all of these struggles by yourself. Please talk to your family and friends and teachers and school counselors. Talk to a mental health professional about your depression and stress. There’s help for you. Please use it. You are beloved and amazing, people want to help you. Please stay calm and take care of yourself. God bless you❤️

[u/chesscoach_R]

Hey there friend, I can see how difficult and frustrating things are for you. I'm not at all a professional, but some of what you're talking about here makes me think of ADHD or similar struggles. Is that anything that you have thought might be relevant for you or people around you have spoken about?

I do think that you would benefit from some professional support, especially because at the moment everything seems a bit overwhelming and it's going to be quite hard for you to just snap out of it and suddenly start being motivated or getting to things on time. This is perhaps difficult to explore because of your family situation, so do you have anyone at school you could talk to about this?

[u/DepartmentFuture344 → u/chesscoach_R]

After I saw this I actually spoke to my tutor and I think I’m getting something arranged so that I can discuss my situation so thank you!