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Stimulants help with facilitating executive functioning, but that doesn’t mean they give you those skills. You do have to practice things like prioritization and planning.
I might experience things a little different because of OCD, but I remember early on in my ADHD diagnosis feeling like I had to “use” my time on Ritalin. And it was hit or miss for a while.
It took a long time to become proficient in day-to-day living. No one teaches you how to put away dishes. NTs might just “put them away” but that never made sense to me until stimulants. Slowly I learned to parse out what’s important about “putting them away.” Where as I used to become overwhelmed by the amount of dishes, now I simply start. I used to question whether or not this shelf is the best place for the plates, now I think “maybe I’ll try putting the plates elsewhere this weekend if I have time.”