When Urgency Becomes Safety

Psychology Today | 13.06.2026 02:48
“Oh, this was a bad idea,” I thought to myself. Exhausted, drenched in sweat, and at the tail end of an ADHD-fueled purging spiral, I sat on my kitchen floor surrounded by mismatched Tupperware lids and three full garbage bags. Faced with finishing the task that had felt so urgent moments before, and now felt completely out of reach, I could clearly see the error in my ways. This wasn’t the first time I had mistaken urgency for clarity (and I’m confident it won’t be the last).