To ADHDers every deadline means panic.

(and it's not about imposter syndrome)

I lived this in corporate for years.

The fear was always there.

It was not the deadline.

Or the actual work.

But exposure.

That I didn't manage my time well and waited for panic to kick in before I can even start.

Then I realised that ADHD needs urgency to unlock action.

🧠 No urgency = no dopamine = no action

Not unreliable.

Just ADHD.

Things shifted a bit for me when I started naming this:
"My brain needs urgency to function."

I now lean on these supports:

💜 Fake deadlines (earlier, real consequences though)
💜 External accountability (tell another human)
💜 Body doubling (virtual sessions is fine)

The panic didn't vanish.

But the fear of being exposed did.

Let's not take deadline panic as a character flaw.

P.S. What's the fear underneath YOUR deadline panic?