Is it normal to be GoGoGo 24/7? What’s wrong with me?
Hiii everyoneee! 💕 just posting here to see if anyone else struggles with the feeling of needing to be productive and complete tasks back to back to avoid the feeling of not being productive or good enough or not being useful enough.
Im hoping to create a safe space for anyone who feels the need to be productive all the time and have a hard time saying still.
1) How do you allow yourself to relax and take breaks without feeling guilty or anxious about the next task?
2) Do you experience anxiety over the future and financial and career planning?
3) What do you do to help yourself sit down and actually unwind from a long day of work, without throwing yourself into another stressful task?
Hi, @oxNatalieRosexo nice to meet you! ^^
I'm glad to see that you use to forum post possibility to connect with other people and exchange opinions and experiences. It can really help to figure things out. So here I am, trying to give you some useful opinion of myself.
I also know how it feels, hen you constantly feel the preassure to be productive and feel guilty when you relax. But it is actually very important to relax from time to time, as our body can only take so much before shutting down and getting the rest we need.
So I know that it is very difficult to relax with this preassure, we can put on ourselves. It's a great idea to provide a space, where we can discuss this topic. Thank you for that ^^
When I study then I usually make a list to see what I need to do. Then I can see what is urgent and which things can wait a little. So I start with the urget tasks to get things done.Then I sometimes struggle with getting some test afterwards. But I got the urgent stuff done, so the other tasks aren't of much importance. Then sometimes it's easier for me to relax a bit. As I don't feel too guilty about doing nothing for a while.
Because that's actually not entirely true. In that time, I still whatch out for my health and that's one of the most important things! Always remember, that your health comes first, no matter what!
So I really know how it feels to feel preassured to be productive and not let yourself rest. It might take some time, before you can find out a method that works for you, but I'm sure you will. And everyone reading this too! That you thought about it, is great, because that shows that you relize *** important time off is. That's actually very awsome! Good job!
I hope you'll find your way. You're a great person thinking about others at the same time, as you ask for advice for yourself.
Take care! ^^ 🤗
@oxNatalieRosexo i would say it's normal or is not but its definitely not very healthy in a long run.
@oxNatalieRosexo Take breaks and take a breathe once in a while