I can’t stand repetition too. I can’t stand doing repetitive exercises, for example, “lift the dumbbell with your right hand 5x and then with your left hand 5x and do it again”. It’s not about the exercise itself that stresses me out but the repetition. Chopping veggies can be stressful too as it requires a repetitive movement. Again, it’s not about cooking itself but the repetition. So I try to give some variations in things that I need to do. Like if I swim I’ll use one stroke for one lap then change to another stroke for the second lap. Cooking, I’ll chop the veggies only for one or two minutes then do something else before I go back to chop them again. I am guessing it has something to do with anxiety as it makes me anxious when I do repetitive things.

I don’t think it has anything to do with being irresponsible or not acting like an adult, that’s a completely different topic.