Alternatives to body doubling when I've tried all the alternatives

General Question/Discussion

So I am EXTREMELY reliant on body doubling for basically everything. I'm not exagerrating - when I am alone in the house I basically just sit on the sofa and doomscroll.

My husband works from home three days a week, so on the two days when he isn't around I massively struggle to get stuff done. It means I have to work late because my output is so much lower.

I have the same issues for household chores, uni work, admin etc.

I've tried the body doubling apps, online body doubles, having background noise on, the pomodoro method. None have really worked. For some reason I need a physical person.

I do have a support worker which helps but that's only two hours a week. Due to go on medication but it's taking a while.

So I guess I'm looking for either a new method I haven't tried, or a way of making the ones I've tried work? Would massively appreciate any help!

Thanks

Posted Jul 8, 2026, 12:01 PM UTC

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