STUCK MOMENT · ADHD-LED ANSWER · 4 SECONDS

I can't start the email.

Specifically — the email I know I should send, and I keep opening Gmail and closing it.

Why this happens

Email avoidance is one of the most common ADHD-adult traps. The hard part isn't writing — it's the **switching cost** of opening the app, the imagined social weight, and the executive-function hit of choosing a first sentence. Brains with ADHD don't lack motivation; they get stuck at the cost-of-starting hump. The trick is to make the cost smaller. Don't write the email — write the subject line. Don't compose — just type the recipient. The first physical action breaks the freeze.

The example we'll start with

I have to send an email but I keep opening Gmail and closing it without writing anything. I know what it has to say. I just can't start.

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