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4 days ago
- General
- Buzz Feed
"Tossing" Might Signal ADHD According To Experts
Many of us have heard of the DOOM pile. An acronym for 'didn't organize, only moved,' a DOOM pile could be a junk drawer with receipts, bills and other papers you've put off sorting. It could be a cardboard box in the corner of your bedroom full of desk clutter from your old job and other things you forgot you owned. For many with ADHD ― or others who stare down DOOM piles and feel overwhelmed ― it's easy to default to a less-than-ideal solution to all that organizational chaos: tossing. Yep, just throwing it all away, with fingers crossed there's nothing too important in there. Cate Osborn, an author and ADHD advocate and educator, has tossed her DOOM pile and said she knows plenty of others in the ADHD community who've done the same thing. 'It's not something that I would brag about or say that I'm particularly proud of, but I do know what it's like to be so completely overwhelmed that it's easier to say 'you know what, I don't need any of this' and just throw everything away.' Osborn, who's known online as Catieosaurus and hosts the podcast 'Sorry, I Missed This: The Everything Guide to ADHD and Relationships,' gave an example to illustrate: organizing her desk. Inevitably, there are some items that don't have an assigned place in her house. She'll put that bric-a-brac in a box to sort through later on in the day. But then later comes and Osborn has run out of steam and focus. 'I'll say, 'OK, I'll set this bin of stuff aside and go through it later,' but because I also struggle with task prioritization and management and working memory, I keep forgetting about the box until I see the box, and often when I see the box, I'm in the middle of another task, so it sits for longer,' Osborn explained. Finally, days, maybe weeks later, she'll go through the box, only to experience choice paralysis: 'What should I keep?' she'll ask herself. 'What if I need it? What if it's useful later on.' Just like that, DOOM boxes pile up, until one day, she finally decides to sell the stuff online or, more likely than not ― toss it. (In her case, dropping it off at a local donation center.) 'It absolutely makes sense that a person with ADHD would get overwhelmed and say, 'I don't have the time, space or energy to go through this process, I'm just going to toss the entire box and be free of the clutter,'' she said. Madison Perry, a psychologist and owner of Austin Holistic Psychology, has heard clients talk about tossing. She likens the impulse to closing all of your internet browser tabs at once: It's a dangerous business, but it feels amazing. 'Similarly, people with ADHD have too many mental tabs open at once,' she said. 'They can become overwhelmed and have to find a way to exit out of a tab or two. Throwing something away takes maintaining that item or finding its rightful storage space off of the overwhelming to-do list.' Of course, you don't have to have ADHD to be guilty of tossing: Think of the sense of relief you feel when you're able to hide your pile of laundry and toddler's toys in a spare closet right before a guest arrives. Voila, your house is clean, at least temporarily. Unfortunately, sometimes in the process of wholesale trash tossing, you accidentally throw away important items (like crucial mail or documents), as has happened with some of Perry's clients. 'They were in that much of a rush to declutter,' she said What's going on with the impulse to toss among ADHD-ers? Tossing is directly tied to executive dysfunction, a behavioral symptom that interferes with ADHD-ers' ability to begin tasks and comprehend what's required to complete them, explained Oliver Drakeford, a psychotherapist in West Hollywood, California. 'It's not just impulsive decluttering; for many people with ADHD, it's an automatic, reactive behavior that helps people avoid feelings of uncertainty, anxiety and overwhelm that arises when the brain is overstimulated by a big pile of clutter or mess,' Drakeford told HuffPost. Tossing can also be linked with experiential avoidance, which, broadly speaking, are attempts to avoid thoughts, feelings, memories, physical sensations and other internal experiences, even when doing so hurts you in the long run. 'For example, rather than uncertainty and anxiety generated when you look at the pile of letters and bills that have accumulated, you avoid ― hopefully momentarily ― but throwing them all in a draw until you're ready to look through them one by one,' Drakeford said. Drakeford sees 'tossing' as an attempt to generate those same feelings of tranquility that a blank slate (or tidy room) can bring you. It feels like a win for those with ADHD because it brings instant relief, but the reality is that it's a Band-Aid over deeper feelings of emotional overload or uncertainty. 'In the long run, tossing doesn't really help develop distress tolerance for these uncomfortable feelings, nor does it help develop healthier ADHD management skills,' he said. If you tend to 'toss,' here's how to get a handle on it. Amriphoto / Getty Images First, give some thought to why you 'toss' when you do. The first step in making meaningful change from a therapeutic perspective is becoming aware of the emotions driving your actions, according to Drakeford. 'If you're not conscious of feelings like anxiety, uncertainty, or stress, you're more likely to operate on autopilot and resort to tossing things impulsively,' he said. By recognizing your emotional state, you create space to address and soothe those feelings ― giving you more options, which may still include tossing, but in a more mindful way, he said. Don't be afraid to throw away things that genuinely need to be tossed. Look, it's absolutely OK to throw out take-out containers or other food items if they've gotten gross or moldy. 'I think as people with ADHD it's important to try to avoid being wasteful and contributing to piles of plastic in our landfills, but sometimes, taking ownership of our space means making hard choices and having to decide where we draw the line,' Osborn said. 'If being surrounded by moldy dishes is impacting your quality of life, then it may be time to be drastic.' Try the '10 Things Game.' The ADHD brain often assumes it needs to accomplish everything all at once, which leads to stress and anxiety ― exactly the kind of bummer feelings that result in DOOM boxes and then tossing. To curb this tendency and help cut down large tasks into smaller, manageable ones, give the '10 Things Game' a shot, Drakeford said. 'For example, instead of tackling an entire stack of bills, start by opening just 10,' he said. 'Or instead of cleaning the whole kitchen, begin with washing 10 dishes. Completing these small tasks often feels manageable, and if it does, you can always do 10 more.' Establish a 'Two-Minute Rule.' If a task will take you less than two minutes to complete, do it now, Drakeford said. 'For instance, after breakfast, take two minutes to wash your cereal bowl or put it in the dishwasher right away ― don't wait until you get home from work, do it now,' he said. Be kind to yourself. Osborn said she reads a lot of the comments on ADHD articles and sees so much criticism and hurtful attitudes: Things like 'you're just lazy, you're just not trying hard enough, just buckle down, you're immature, what a terrible awful wasteful person.' What she wants people to understand is that ADHD is a disability of executive function. 'It's not that we aren't trying hard enough, it's not that we're lazy, it's that our brains literally process information differently, and those differences really show up in situations like this,' she said. When you're talking about ADHD, you're not talking about a couple of easy steps like 'sit down, go through the box, donate,' Osborn explained. 'To the ADHD brain, it's a series of hundreds of much smaller tasks, all of which are taking energy to process,' she said. 'It's not fun to feel so overwhelmed by a pile of stuff you throw it in the trash. When we do that, it's because it's a last resort.' While you're working through this, remember to be kind to yourself, Osborn said. 'It's so easy to feel like a bad person for creating waste or to feel like you are powerless over your space,' she said. 'There are great resources available to help with learning organization strategies ― sites, podcasts ― and it's really important if you have a kid with ADHD to teach them skills that work with their brains, not against it.' HuffPost.
USA Today
14-07-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Commanders' WR attends legendary NFL player's event
Legendary NFL tight ends Travis Kelce, George Kittle and Greg Olsen created "Tight End University" a few years back as a way for all tight ends to meet and learn from one another ahead of training camp every summer. It has been wildly successful, with current tight ends — including stars and young players — as well as retired players, participating. A goal for "Tight End U" was to create a brotherhood, team allegiances aside, for players to help one another. It's worked well, with all NFL teams having players choose to attend each year. Of course, Tight End U wasn't the first positional group to create this type of positional brotherhood. Von Miller created the "Von Miller Pass Rush Summit" in 2017. It's still going strong and is now called the "Sack Summit." Therefore, it would make sense for other legendary players to create something similar for their positions. That's what legendary wide receiver Chad Johnson did, creating the "Wideout Workshop" for NFL wide receivers and holding the first event last week. It was attended by stars such as Ja'Marr Chase, Tyreek Hill, Tee Higgins and Courtland Sutton. The Washington Commanders were represented, too. No, it wasn't Terry McLaurin or Deebo Samuel. Instead, K.J. Osborn, claimed off waivers last December and re-signed to a one-year deal in March, attended. Osborn, 28, is entering his sixth NFL season in 2025, having spent four years with the Vikings before splitting time with the Patriots and Commanders last season. Osborn only appeared in one game for Washington, but has 165 career receptions and 16 touchdowns. Osborn is battling for a roster spot, so it's smart for him to get as many reps as possible before training camp opens next week. McLaurin, Samuel, rookie Jaylin Lane, Luke McCaffrey and Noah Brown figure to have five receiver spots locked up. So, Osborn could be competing for the final receiver spot on Washington's 53-man roster.
Yahoo
10-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Dan Osborn launches independent Senate bid against Ricketts in Nebraska
Dan Osborn, an industrial mechanic who lost a Senate bid against Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) by single digits last year, is launching another bid for the upper chamber — this time for Sen. Pete Ricketts's (R-Neb.) seat. In his launch video, Osborn contrasts his working-class background as an industrial mechanic and military veteran with Ricketts's family wealth, being the eldest son of TD Ameritrade founder Joe Ricketts. 'There's a lot of rich guys in Washington like Pete Ricketts, but not a lot with hands like these,' Osborn says in the ad. 'We fix their cars, grow their food, fight their wars.' 'Politicians like Sen. Pete Ricketts are the problem,' he continued. 'His dad worked for a living, but Petey? He got his money the fast way: his billionaire family.' Osborn's ad also nods to the steamfitter's background, where he led a major strike against Kellogg's in Omaha in 2021, saying, 'I didn't buy my way into politics.' 'I'm running for Senate because Congress shouldn't just be a playground for the rich. We gotta make things more affordable, secure the border and take on corruption in Washington,' he says in the ad. In an interview with The Hill ahead of his announcement, Osborn said he was making another run for Senate to advocate for the working class. He surprised many last year when his long-shot Senate bid against Fischer came strikingly close; he lost to the cattle rancher by close to 7 points, while President Trump handily won the state by more than 20 points. He noted some of the dynamics of next year's race would be different compared to his run against Fischer, including the fact that he's a better-known candidate this time around and he's running against a wealthy incumbent. Osborn said he wanted to show Americans and Nebraskans specifically that 'there's another way forward and create a level playing field for workers to be able to get ahead in this country and stop racing towards the bottom and wealth funneling to the top.' Ricketts campaign spokesperson Will Coup knocked Osborn in a statement following his announcement, suggesting he was a Democrat in sheep's clothing — criticism he also faced last cycle. 'Senator Ricketts has consistently worked for and voted to secure the border and cut taxes for Nebraska workers, families, and seniors,' Coup said. 'Dan Osborn is bought and paid for by his liberal, out-of-state, coastal donors. Dan Osborn will side with Chuck Schumer over Nebraska families and vote with Democrats to open the border, hike taxes, and stop the America First agenda.' While Osborn made last year's race surprisingly competitive, the election underscored the increasingly difficult political terrain for independent candidates in an ever-partisan environment. Beating Ricketts, who was appointed to the Senate in 2023 after former Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) retired early from his seat, will also be no easy feat. The former Nebraska governor will have a clear financial edge over Osborn. Even before Osborn made his announcement, Trump came out with a strong endorsement of Ricketts on his Truth Social platform in April while deriding the steamfitter as 'a Radical Left Open Border Extremist, who will put our Country, and Safety, LAST.' Osborn could benefit from the midterm environment, however, when the president's party typically faces electoral headwinds. Despite Nebraska's reliably Republican leanings, Osborn thinks there's still an appetite for a middle-of-the-road candidate. 'If you look at the end zones being the two parties, the loudest certainly sit in the end zones. And if you sit around and you either watch Fox News or MSNBC all day long, you know, you would think we're all fighting in the streets with each other, and we hate each other,' Osborn said. 'My world's a different world,' he said. 'I walk around and talk to people all day long, and I think most people operate within the 40-yard lines, somewhere down the middle, either left or right, but certainly, there's a lot of things that we all agree upon no matter what side you fall on.' Osborn said that if he's elected, he wouldn't caucus with either party — something he also pledged the last time he ran. He quipped that he's a 'free agent.' a potentially enviable position in a narrowly divided Senate. 'If I have to bring a lawn chair and then pop it between the two aisles, that's where I sit. I'll eat lunch by myself,' he said. 'I want to challenge the system and show people that you could be an effective senator as an independent.' Updated at 10:32 a.m. EDT Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
10-07-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Nebraska Senate race shifts to likely Republican: Sabato's Crystal Ball
Sabato's Crystal Ball, a nonpartisan election analyst from the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia, is shifting its rating of Nebraska Sen. Pete Ricketts's (R) seat from 'safe Republican' to 'likely Republican' after independent Dan Osborn's entry into the race. Sabato's Crysal Ball associate editor Miles Coleman wrote in an analysis Thursday that Ricketts was 'still a clear favorite for a full term,' but he noted Osborn, an industrial mechanic who lost to Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) last cycle by single digits, could benefit from a higher name ID this time around and a difficult midterm environment for Republicans. He also noted the state Democratic Party is not looking to put up its own candidate in the race against Ricketts next year. 'Even if we view Ricketts as a tougher opponent than Fischer, one factor in Osborn's favor this time could be a bluer national environment,' Coleman wrote. 'In his first campaign, Osborn also distanced himself from the Democratic Party, at least rhetorically, to an extent that other recent independents did not seem willing to—he talked about helping Trump build his much-mentioned border wall, for instance,' he continued. 'This is something Osborn will almost certainly have to lean further into now.' Yet, Coleman suggested Ricketts would be a more formidable opponent than Fischer, saying Ricketts may be harder for his opponents to define. Ricketts previously served as a two-term governor in the state, while Fischer maintained a lower profile in the Senate. The Sabato's Crysal Ball associate editor also noted that in addition to Ricketts's family wealth, he also notched close to 90,000 more raw votes than the senior senator when both were on the ballot in 2024. And while Osborn may have higher name ID this cycle, Coleman suggested that could also be a slight hindrance. 'Osborn enters the 2026 cycle with higher name recognition than he had two years ago, although we wonder if that comes at the cost of losing the element of surprise—something that seemed like a crucial ingredient in propelling him into contention against Fischer,' Coleman wrote. Unlike last cycle, when outside GOP groups had to get involved later on during the cycle, 'this time, national Republicans clearly wanted to cover their bases in Nebraska: in May, One Nation, a conservative outside group, began running ads boosting Ricketts,' he wrote. Osborn launched his campaign to take on Ricketts this week, contrasting his working-class background with Ricketts's wealth. Independent candidates have long faced a tough climb to pick off incumbents given the increasingly partisan political environment, and Ricketts may represent Osborn's most formidable test yet. Republicans, too, are leaning into a similar message they used against him last cycle — that he's a Democrat in sheep's clothing. Depending on how competitive he makes the race, he could at least force Republicans to spend in a state they otherwise wouldn't have had to worry about next year. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
The Hill
10-07-2025
- Politics
- The Hill
Nebraska Senate race shifts to likely Republican: Sabato's Crystal Ball
Sabato's Crystal Ball, a nonpartisan election handicapper from the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia, is shifting their rating of Sen. Pete Ricketts's (R-Neb.) seat from 'safe Republican' to 'likely Republican' with the entry of independent Dan Osborn. Sabato's Crysal Ball associate editor Miles Coleman wrote in an analysis on Thursday that Ricketts was 'still a clear favorite for a full term,' but he noted that Osborn, an industrial mechanic that lost to Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) last cycle by single digits, could benefit from a higher name ID this time around and the midterm environment for Democrats. He also enjoys the fact that the state Democratic Party is not looking to put up their own candidate in the race against Ricketts next year. 'Even if we view Ricketts as a tougher opponent than Fischer, one factor in Osborn's favor this time could be a bluer national environment,' Coleman wrote. 'In his first campaign, Osborn also distanced himself from the Democratic Party, at least rhetorically, to an extent that other recent independents did not seem willing to—he talked about helping Trump build his much-mentioned border wall, for instance,' he continued. 'This is something Osborn will almost certainly have to lean further into now.' Yet, Coleman suggested Ricketts would be a more formidable opponent than Fischer this cycle, saying Ricketts may be harder to define for his opponents having already served as a two-term governor in the state while Fischer maintained a lower profile in the Senate. The Sabato's Crysal Ball associate editor also noted that in addition to Ricketts' family wealth, he also notched close to 90,000 more raw votes than the senior senator when both were on the ballot in 2024. And while Osborn may have higher name ID this cycle, Coleman suggested that could also be a slight hindrance for the independent this time around. 'Osborn enters the 2026 cycle with higher name recognition than he had two years ago, although we wonder if that comes at the cost of losing the element of surprise—something that seemed like a crucial ingredient in propelling him into contention against Fischer,' Coleman wrote. And unlike last cycle when outside GOP groups had to get involved later on during the cycle, 'this time, national Republicans clearly wanted to cover their bases in Nebraska: in May, One Nation, a conservative outside group, began running ads boosting Ricketts,' he wrote. Osborn launched his campaign to take on Ricketts this week, contrasting his working-class background with Ricketts' wealth. Independent candidates have long faced a tough climb to picking off incumbents given the increasingly partisan political environment, and Osborn faces his toughest election yet. Republicans, too, are leaning into a similar message they used against him last cycle – that he's a Democrat in sheep's clothing. Depending on how competitive he makes the race, he could at least force Republicans to spend in a state they otherwise wouldn't have had to worry about next year.
