Hey there!

I'm looking for someone to come to my place a few times per week and be my older sister for a few hours, to make me do my chores, check in with me and help me figure out what I really need to be doing for the day, to help me review the bigger picture of what is happening and to prioritize a few tasks, and then help me to get focused and engaged in them.

I'm 29 years old and live alone, but I have pretty bad ADHD and I've found that this is the only thing that helps to get me moving with things, and I do have important work that I need to get done.


I was really pleased to find out from someone recently that this actually has a name and is referred to as "ADHD body-doubling."

Here is a really good description of the practice that I found online:

"ADHD body doubling is a practice in which a person with ADHD works on and completes potentially frustrating tasks alongside another person. This other person is the “body double” for the person with ADHD. The body double’s job is to help anchor the person with ADHD to the present moment and task, reducing the risk of distraction.

This practice emerged in the self-help literature as a strategy for ADHD self-management. There is no recent research testing its effectiveness, but anecdotal evidence from people with ADHD suggests that they find it helpful and soothing.

The body double may make a boring task more rewarding and fun. Alternatively, they may place subtle pressure on the person with ADHD to remain focused. In some cases, the mere presence of a body double soothes the anxious mind of a person with symptoms of hyperactivity. A body double can also model attentive, focused work."


I think this will actually be a really easy as well as enjoyable job if you have the right type of personality.
I'm open to different types of arrangements as concerns a schedule, depending on your availability or appetite for work. I think it would depend quite a bit on how the dynamic materializes between us, too, and what type of routine and schedule prove to be the most helpful.

I understand that this isn't the most common type of advert that you'll have read, but I've had a few different people help me in this way before, and it has worked very well on those occasions. Trust and integrity are both very important to me, and I also want you to feel completely comfortable with what you're getting into, so very happy to put you in touch with the others whom I've worked with in the past as references, as well as do anything else suitable to r possible concerns.


If you have any questions, best to get in touch by phone, and then we can meet for coffee or have a videocall to get a feel for each other, and then take it from there.
Thanks for reading, and look forward to hearing from you soon!
John