Moderated by
Anna Pavia, psicologa psicoterapeuta psychotherapist psychologist counselor
Licensed Professional Counselor
I feel my work as my personal mission and I love it. My work with clients is nonjudgmental, supportive. I am a very good listener. I use several approaches. Amo il mio lavoro.
Top Rated Answers
It is very tough, we can't recognize that we are procrastinating. There are many ways it can be mitigated. I tried following from the list:
1) address at least one new procrastinated task everyday
2) do something very trivial everyday to feel accomplished first thing in the morning--making the bed, making coffee, cleaning/organizing one room, doing laundary, etc. Just one thing start to finish helps. Making things to do notes help some people too. Also, celebrate often after finishing task. The celebration could be talking to friend, ordering something online, sending gift to someone, etc. Meditation and mindfulness are very helpful. It may feel like 10-15 minutes wasted but consider that time for self care.
Do a small step. For example if the thing is public speaking, we can start small by talking to ourselves in front of mirror, then we can start to talk with a single person. As the public speaking has certain topic to tell, then trying to learn a bit about the topic is also really helpful. Things may feel uneasy at first. If what we do is too uneasy, we can try to make it smaller. If the uneasy is still bearable, keep doing it until the uneasy gone, then we can try to make it bigger. Keep repeating this then we will feel amazed that we can do it even better than what we want at first.
Related Questions: How to stop anxiety-related procrastination?
How do I get over feeling that everyone is going to leave me?Everything in my life is messed up. Motivation works temporarily and I'm not suicidal but feel it's pointless to live like this. What should I do to feel hopeful? How can I get what I need from my doctor? I feel extremely sick whenever I leave my house, what can I do? I have trouble with my school work due to procrastinating. And my anxiety always gets in the way. How do I get things done?A family member thinks I am lying about where I am going but I'm not, what should I do?How do I know if I did the right thing?Is it hard to think critically about something you love?How do I overcome the fear of cashiers?How can I convince myself that my friends don't hate me? I have this irrational fear that they actually hate me.