SO last month I began my second term of this year in college. I still haven't adjusted well to online school and I really fucking dropped the ball this term. I still have one month left to go, but I really let myself fall behind and as a result I have two classes I've done next to nothing in, and two I've done a bit more in, but haven't started on big projects yet. I've been getting back on track for the past couple of days, but I still have issues procrastinating, although I've decided now to quit all social media until I'm done with this shit. Even if I do get it done though my grade will be lowered because it's late...... I can/will email my profs about this but fuck is it daunting...
Idk though man I really feel like I've fucked up my life here, it's probably not THAT bad in reality, but fuck it feels awful right now. Maybe this isn't the best place to post this but idk where else, and support/encouragement right now would mean the world to me. Has anyone here had a similar experience also?
If it helps, procrastination is basically just the avoidance of pain. When you think about doing something you need to do, you anticipate the pain and difficulty of the task and start to feel it without even doing it yet, and your brain reacts by redirecting your attention to something less painful. Centering yourself, being aware of this process in the moment it's happening, and trying to redirect your thoughts to how good it will feel to get the thing done, might help you get it done.