I few weeks ago I shared with you Part 1 of my series on The Psychology of Procrastination. Here is Part 2 of this three-part series.
Understanding why you procrastinate may help you overcome procrastination. Have you ever wondered why you procrastinate?
It may be the unacknowledged meaning you give to what you have been postponing that has made it so daunting for you to tackle it. Or the tacit sense, referred to in psychology 101 as a self-fulfilling prophecy, that you are trapped in your habit of procrastination, unable to modify this view of yourself and to overcome your annoying inertia. Part of my task as a therapist is to counter your negative mindset and help you harness your under-used ability to move forward past your obstacle so it becomes a thing of the past.
In my office, once you have uncovered some of the background and connections between procrastination and the rest of your life and relationships, you will be ripe in therapy for learning and applying a cognitive and behavioral approach personally tailored to you. Therapists know that procrastinators are often idealists who get swamped in steep demands they make on themselves. Counseling helps you examine unrealistic goals you have imagined with no limits on your time or energy.
Perhaps you never thought how with the help of a psychologist you could learn a new way to better handle what is difficult to do in your life.
Debra BERG, The Bilingual Psychologist in Paris