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I know exactly what you're talking about.
I wouldn't get too hung up on ADHD. I think it would be easy to just be diagnosed with that and simply treat it...but there's a good chance it's not that.
The cause of lack of focus/procrastination can be one or more of several things. The more likely causes are related to anxiety and/or depression. I've read books on all this stuff and generally procrastination (with or without depression) is often tied to perfectionism, which is fuelled by a fear of failure. A fear of success is another possible cause, and it's possible to be fearful of both.
With depression, you may suffer from a lack of focus, which may lead to procrastination. One book I read singled out a form of depression that affects focus particularly.
Maybe there's nothing wrong with you except for the lack of a greater purpose, or a set of goals. What do you want out of life? Are you striving toward it?
Maybe start by getting screened for depression through a GP. Perhaps the least you should do is seek counselling.
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Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing?
—Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön
Humankind cannot bear very much reality.
—From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot
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