Hi everybody In dealing with my daily life I have a pattern.I will only do things if I am in the mood to do them.This is bad because I am rarely in the mood.I will say to myself It is two late today I will do it tommorow.If I do it today it will not turn out right.I am not in the mood today.Then tommorow comes and I repeat the same pattern.Once in a while I will get things done but it is usually because I am close to a deadline.But I seem to get the most done if I am angry.I know that putting off things and being in a do nothing mood has to do with depression.But I am also thinking that it has to do with superstitions which means maybe I have ocd.I am seeing my therapist next week which is good.The week after I am seeing my cnp who handles my meds.I am down to very few meds.I take wellbutrin 300xl and klonopin 1mg as needed.I am happy about my decrease in the meds I take.There is more to recovery than meds.Does anybody have a way to deal with procrastination? When I do put things off I feel guilty and depressed.Anything I can say to myself that might help?I want to stop this pattern because I need to so I can get better.Any advice would be helpful.THANKYOU
Q: What causes me to procrastinate is it part of depression?
Hi, Hope. I know what you mean about not being in the mood to do things. One suggestion I have is to make a list - even if it's only one thing - for the day and when you get that one or two things done, plan what kind of reward you're going to give yourself - maybe a chocolate or a good movie. At home here, when we get behind, we make up a list and then it feels good to be able to cross things off it and feel like we've done something.
Hope that helps!
I think your answer lies within the question and your explanation. Your CONSCIOUS brain/ the logical bit or your WILLPOWER is saying I want to do this that or the other, but your SUBCONSCIOUS which your CONSCIOUS brain is currently not in tune with is saying the opposite - it doesn't WANT you to do those things at the moment. So the secret is either to find out what you really do WANT to do and do those things or reprogramme your subconscious brain through imagining what you would be doing and how you would be achieving what your conscious brain wants to do and mentally rehearsing it over again mentally. Then again imagine all the things you need to do to prepare you to carry them out e.g. what new skills you might need to learn how you will overcome any difficulties etc. .... you will only do the things once you have imagined HOW you will do them. Pick a few key phrases or affirmations that you can say on a daily basis e.g. I am Confident....I am Able....I am Calm... or whatever else helps you. Oh and write down your goal and all the little steps needed to get there and take one step at a time and don't give up. Procrastination is a bad habit and habits can be broken by doing the opposite. Become a person OF ACTION....JUST DO IT NOW!!!!!
Hope this helps and let me know if any of it works for you.
Hypno
I think your answer lies within the question and your explanation. Your CONSCIOUS brain/ the logical bit or your WILLPOWER is saying I want to do this that or the other, but your SUBCONSCIOUS which your CONSCIOUS brain is currently not in tune with is saying the opposite - it doesn't WANT you to do those things at the moment. So the secret is either to find out what you really do WANT to do and do those things or reprogramme your subconscious brain through imagining what you would be doing and how you would be achieving what your conscious brain wants to do and mentally rehearsing it over again mentally. Then again imagine all the things you need to do to prepare you to carry them out e.g. what new skills you might need to learn how you will overcome any difficulties etc. .... you will only do the things once you have imagined HOW you will do them. Pick a few key phrases or affirmations that you can say on a daily basis e.g. I am Confident....I am Able....I am Calm... or whatever else helps you. Oh and write down your goal and all the little steps needed to get there and take one step at a time and don't give up. Procrastination is a bad habit and habits can be broken by doing the opposite. Become a person OF ACTION....JUST DO IT NOW!!!!!
Hope this helps and let me know if any of it works for you.
Hypno
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Hi that sounds like a good idea.I heard that it helps to write things down that you need to get done.And write down your goals sometimes when you write something down it stays in your thoughts.Thankyou