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Re: Severe Procrastination

Re: Severe Procrastination2011-06-22T14:14:25+00:00

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nellie
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Vivki11,

I’ve been in your situation more times than I care to count – the procrastination – not the fired from work part – it got better with meds and I forgot that awful feeling for a while when everything feels like it’s crashing down around you. But recently had issues with medications and subtly before I new it I was back in that place. This time however I was able to emerge with far more clarity. I started with one step and before I knew it I was back on track. I know that sounds like a simplistic cliche but that is really what it takes. Just start somewhere -anywhere – no matter how uninspired you feel. I noticed the longer I waited to start the more anxious I became and things would get further and further behind.

From a practical advice perspective – maybe you can get sorted out at work by taking the bull by the horns so to speak. Clean out everything and catagorize by what’s not done and make a “next steps” plan. Are you familiar with idea mapping? This is a great way to figure out what needs to be done and by whom in a very visual way. By doing this you may gain additional incite and things may not look as daunting as our ADHD brains usually think they are. There may be things you can delegate. At any rate if you have a plan for how the work is to be done you will feel in control – at least that’s how it works for me.

It’s interesting also that you say that you avoid tasks that you don’t feel comfortable doing. I can relate because I often take on stuff I shouldn’t as well. I have gotten myself into some wicked procrastination situations because of it. That is a realization I came to only recently and have started to watch out for.

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