Hello

I am new here, having finally reached a point where my procrastination has caught up with me. I am a well-paid professional who has always struggled with difficulty
getting started, and difficulty finishing projects. I have also
struggled for years with obsessive-compulsive behavior in other parts of
my life. Although I have managed - on paper - to be fairly successful,
and have some positive attributes that I have always counted on to
"compensate" for my weaknesses, my work has been piling up and my life
deteriorating for several years. I am now also dealing with a divorce
and financial difficulties, both directly related to my difficulties
getting work done (working very long hours) and my OCD (lack of
financial discipline). As a result, I am now falling apart. I have had
duties taken away from me at work, and now I have been asked to leave,
both my home and my job. I live in
a little studio apartment surrounded by boxes I can't get myself to
deal with. I go to my now miserable lame duck job every day - routinely
late, of course - and I still cannot force myself to do what has to be
done or to meet time commitments. I avoid, avoid, avoid. I have to do
something. I will be heading to a new job I was able to get based on my
former reputation. I cannot afford to fail again.