Do you think you're addicted to adrenaline?!

[jachian]

As an INTP I tend to procrastinate at my job and then do a tonne of work just before the deadline.

I've been trying to change this without success.... I figured the reason why is that I like it....... I really Love it..

I think a get a high on doing things last minute.... I look forward to it. However I realise that this is bad policy and I should relly stop this.

Do you get a high on procrastination and ad hocracy ?

 

[Inappropriate Behavior]

Re: Do you think your addicted to adrenaline?!

Welcome to the forum.

I think I get a form of adrenaline poisoning. I do the same thing you do (avoidance mostly) and then get a sick feeling when I'm done.

 

[warryer]

Re: Do you think your addicted to adrenaline?!

I absolutely hate that I procrastinate or maybe I should say the stress that comes with it.

When I do buckle down to get stuff done, I'm in the zone. I couldn't turn myself away even if I wanted to, this I do like. It's amazing the kind of things a focused INTP can do.

Now if only we could figure out a way to harness it.... eh maybe later.

 

[Aiss]

Re: Do you think your addicted to adrenaline?!

I'd rather say I suffer a chronic adrenaline deficiency which stops me from actually doing anything unless I absolutely have to, when the required supply of the substance is delivered. I usually hate doing things associated with high adrenaline (stupid... sorry, "exciting" sports, for one). This may be because I'm oversensitive to it due to the usual extremely low content.


... seriously, does the level of adrenaline even raise significantly when we're just stressed a bit because of a deadline? *leaves to check it*

 

[tashi]

Re: Do you think your addicted to adrenaline?!

I am definatly addicted to adreniline. Relating to Aiss's comment, I tend to lack it, but rather then avoid it, I run towards it. I love the intense focus you experience when pumped up on adreniline.
And not just from procrastinating, I've been a horror movie fan since I was like 4 :]

 

[Beat Mango]

Well, dependent on it would be a more fitting term
for me. Which is a problem, because I get anxiety with the adrenaline, and something like anhedonia without it. But the intense focus, yes, it must have a place in the world somewhere, that's why I want to go back to uni.

 

[Cassandra]

Ya, I do everything last minute, but it is oddly exhilerating. I guess it makes me feel like I can do anything...if I can finish a Science lab write-up in 30 minutes and get an A in an advanced class...then pretty much I'm set for life.

Weird how defeating uncertainty at great odds makes you feel more certain of your future.

 

[transformers]

I leave things to the last minute too, but not for the adrenaline rush. It's mostly because I really, truly enjoy being lazy

 

[echoplex]

It can be fun, but also a bit unnerving. I don't do it on purpose though, I'm just lazy, as said before.

 

[asdfasdfasdfsdf]

As an INTP I tend to procrastinate at my job and then do a tonne of work just before the deadline.

I've been trying to change this without success.... I figured the reason why is that I like it....... I really Love it..

I think a get a high on doing things last minute.... I look forward to it. However I realise that this is bad policy and I should relly stop this.

Do you get a high on procrastination and ad hocracy ?

i am addicted to adrenaline, but it is for a completely different reason than the whole procrastination thing.

ever since i was a little kid, it was pounded in my head "the more you struggle the more you grow", and subconsciously i work on the idea of pushing my limits all the time, and to push more and more, so i often push off work to the very last second, and see how much i can do, how much of a burden my mind can take, how much stress i can put up with.. for some reason i feel that if i put tons of stress on me, i can adapt and be able to put up with more stress.
while i feel it is true, it is by no means good for me.
ive already had schingles break out 3 times (first time i was a sophomore in highschool.. im a sophomore in college now).. and sometimes it really makes my schedule bat shit insane.

as far as the adrenaline.. i had a friend in highschool who was almost the complete opposite of me (except he wasnt pushy/step on others toes, and he wasnt arrogant) and he introduced me to doing crazy dangerous things that are exciting, and i must say i kinda am addicted to adrenaline now.

 

[asdfasdfasdfsdf]

Well, dependent on it would be a more fitting term
for me. Which is a problem, because I get anxiety with the adrenaline, and something like anhedonia without it. But the intense focus, yes, it must have a place in the world somewhere, that's why I want to go back to uni.

it is EXTREMELY useful in programming.
there are certain, ill call them "creative logic" sections, where you have to come up with certain solutions that are really complex, and all my friends think im some sort of genius because i can do them rather quickly without drawing out plans... while it takes them a long time with planning..

its not that im some super smart guy, its just that when i get "in the zone" my mind just thinks much faster and my short term memory is greatly expanded - which is very useful when making complex loop structures.

i noticed that all it really takes to get in the zone is for me to find some mind game/challenge that i find interesting, and its like a spark to my zone gasoline tank (if my doctor saw me in focus mode, he would probably reconsider the adhd diagnosis).. however, if a person starts talking to me when im focused, it can ruin it, so i often say things like "shh" or "shut up" (my subconscious talks for me) and i am rather mean if something is pulling me out of my focus (im not trying to be mean, its just that my mind has a strong desire to cut off the distraction, and since im all focused, i dont have time for a filter, and just say teh first thing that pops in my head).

 

[jachian]

i am addicted to adrenaline, but it is for a completely different reason than the whole procrastination thing.

ever since i was a little kid, it was pounded in my head "the more you struggle the more you grow", and subconsciously i work on the idea of pushing my limits all the time, and to push more and more, so i often push off work to the very last second, and see how much i can do, how much of a burden my mind can take, how much stress i can put up with.. for some reason i feel that if i put tons of stress on me, i can adapt and be able to put up with more stress.
while i feel it is true, it is by no means good for me.
ive already had schingles break out 3 times (first time i was a sophomore in highschool.. im a sophomore in college now).. and sometimes it really makes my schedule bat shit insane.

as far as the adrenaline.. i had a friend in highschool who was almost the complete opposite of me (except he wasnt pushy/step on others toes, and he wasnt arrogant) and he introduced me to doing crazy dangerous things that are exciting, and i must say i kinda am addicted to adrenaline now.

Yeah.......... I kinda identify with this.

At university I made it a habit of enrolling in courses that most people found challenging.... It gave me such a rush !!

Actually looking at my course record I did pretty mediocre in the easy courses and did really well in the "hard" ones. Sort of messed up my record.....
But I never felt more alive !!

Right now am incredibly bored.......... Am looking for a challenge right now and have no Idea what to do.

 

[Carnap]

I've tried to change, too. But - it's like my brain just can't concentrate on things when I know I have time. My work lacks a certain quality when I don't procrastinate.

I honestly have come to terms with it. I hope to pair myself with a J, though. Because I am way to the P side.

 

[asdfasdfasdfsdf]

I've tried to change, too. But - it's like my brain just can't concentrate on things when I know I have time. My work lacks a certain quality when I don't procrastinate.

same here. unless i procrastinate too much so that i dont have enough time to do the assignment.

often - if i dont feel pressured by time.. i wont get into my focus mode to do the assignment.. and its just kinda.. sloppy-there.

 

[Carnap]

Yes, and then sometimes I wait too long, like you said, and then my work is crap. But it usually only happens when I don't like a class. And then the teacher judges me, and I just want to slap her and say "well, honestly the "knowing subject" and an anything that has to do with Descartes, well...keep it, bitch !" Why can't teachers just realize not every subject is interesting to every student?

It's like, there are students that get good grades in all the classes because they have J. And then there's us, we get good grades only when we like something. I find that more noble in a sick way.

 

[Yellow]

I used to really push deadlines, but I don't think it was much of an adrenaline rush for me. To be honest it was a strange combination of laziness and arrogance. I knew I could produce the best work in the least amount of time (compared to others in the class). So it was an arrogance rush.

Now, my life obligations are so unpredictable, I get my work done several days ahead of time. Also, taking online classes now, there is competition [in my mind, at least] to get your work turned in fast. Especially when everyone is posting essays on the same subject, you want to be the first, and most thorough so that you don't have to worry about someone using your idea before you have a chance to post, or taking your idea and doing it better than you after you've posted.

...by the way... is the whole uber competitive thing because I have a very small Pness, or is this normal for an INTP?

 

[Inappropriate Behavior]

...by the way... is the whole uber competitive thing because I have a very small Pness, or is this normal for an INTP?

*resists Pness joke*

I'm very competetive sometimes.....especially when it comes to measuring my Pness!

*damn, resistance is futile*