Introductions and Procrastination Discussion

We have some particularly annoying net-nannying software at work which has decided to block today's check-in thread as "offensive and tasteless".  It's done it before, but when I've accessed the threads at home I've never been able to identify why.  The only posters on the thread since me are Clement and Vic, neither of whom strike me as likely to post that sort of message.

Hi all,

So I am pretty much ruining my life with my procrastination. I am seeing a therapist but I have been too embarassed to tell her about it. I either lie and say things are fine or avoid the topic. I know that this is a very stupid thing to do and I really want to come clean but I don't know how to go about this. I know I really need to deal with this problem but I am afraid of how she will react.  

Hello everyone!,

 After reading so many of these posts I almost feel like I am related to half the people who are on this site. I am currently a mature ages student who, even as a mature aged student, is struggling with getting on with my work and now I am 4 weeks behind on 2 subjects of uni lectures, readings, assessments and assignments (currently still doing one that's overdue and have another major one due in 8 days!.

A GREAT week.  I had a technical proposal which had to be done by midnight Friday which was very important to me.  But I have a lot of other things going on.  In the past I would have phoned at the last minute and asked for an extra day, or at best gone on changing the note back and forth till 11:30 PM.

However!

My bad habits and character defects associated with procrastination

I’ve spent some prayerful time reflecting on these over the last few days. I had finished a legal/business matter a few weeks ago and last week finished an important admin matter. I have no other pressing commitments to myself or others and am devoting my time and energy to working on myself which means getting on with things.

I’m sharing and inviting thoughts, criticism, advice or whatever as I want very much to change. So here I go:

Faults

1. Not finishing what I am doing

Hi everyone,

Just want to say hello and thank God for finding this site and thank all of you for contributing.

I've been reading your entries while waiting to be registered and found them very helpful. I identify with almost everything and now that I can log in and be part of the chats i can identify even more with what's being shared. I feel a bit shy though and the feeling that I'm worse than everybody else is coming up.

Why am I here?

Because I have had enough. Because I do not want to procrastinate any more. Because everything else I've tried has not worked. Because I want to change.

Because I will not give up.

I've been a procrastinator all my life. I don't know what the reason is. Is it ADHD? Is it avoidance of anxiety? Is impulsiveness? Is it perfectionism? Is it all of the above or none of the above?

I dont' know. I don't care.

I just want it to stop.

Hi....

I am cricket.

I procrastinate ...all the time. I seem to do my best *work* at the last minute, that is why I am always on the spot for assignments at work or school. My house is another matter. I have a room i cannot use due to clutter. I would be able to live better if i could declutter and stop procrastinating about bill paying, cleaning, etc. I cannot stop. I do not know what to do. I am frozen in time.

Hello everybody,