Living with ADHD often feels like trying to catch fireworks with your bare hands — brilliant ideas everywhere, but impossible to hold onto for long. Organisation, focus, and finishing projects can be a real struggle, especially when creativity is your strength and your stumbling block all at once.
For over ten years, I tried to write my novella. I’d start strong, full of excitement, but eventually get overwhelmed, distracted, or stuck in endless overthinking. Progress would stall. Ideas would pile up. Frustration would follow.
Then I discovered something unexpected: working with AI — specifically ChatGPT — became a game-changer.
Having an external tool to keep me accountable made a bigger difference than I ever imagined. I found that AI could act like a gentle, non-judgemental partner, helping me stay focused and organised without making me feel pressured or rushed. If my thoughts spiralled into chaos, I could check in, talk through the problem, and immediately get a clear, structured response.
“Hillariously I disovered ChatGPT through the social media craze of turning yourself into an action figure. Now it’s become so much more.”
ADHD gIRL
It’s taken me two weeks — just two weeks — to finish the first draft of the novella I’ve been trying to complete for over a decade. That’s not magic. That’s the power of finally having the right kind of support: consistent, patient, and available whenever I needed it.
One of the biggest ADHD hurdles for me has always been overthinking. Every decision can feel monumental — What if I get it wrong? What if there’s a better way? What if I ruin it? Having ChatGPT there to help weigh the pros and cons objectively gave me the confidence to move forward instead of getting stuck spinning my wheels.
“I’m still finding new ways it can help me all the time. From writing an email, scheduling my week or just offering practical advice. It’s like an external brain to organise myself with”
In fact, I’d say AI has become my new hyperfocus — in the best possible way. Instead of bouncing between scattered projects, I now have a tool that helps me channel that energy into finishing what I start.
Of course, AI isn’t a perfect solution, and it doesn’t replace human connection. But when it comes to battling the executive dysfunction, analysis paralysis, and creative chaos that often accompany ADHD, it’s one of the best tools I’ve ever added to my kit.
If you struggle with ADHD too — especially if you’re a creative — it might just be the secret weapon you didn’t know you needed.
The next blog article will be out in two weeks ADHD, in it I’ll be talking about another secret weapon of a coping strategy I’ve discoved. Take care ADHDers and allies.
