Procrastination by Karen Solomon

I have been reading other therapist's blogs recently and have been inspired by their wisdom, sharing and writing skills. Having created a blog account, but not written anything so far, I realized how I occasionally struggle with procrastination. More often than not, I am a do it asap person because I fear if I don't tend to things immediately they might not get done. (A healthy defense I might add). So, when I do postpone a job, it is a signal that something is going on for me. Fear of failure comes to mind, but more importantly since you can't really fail at blogging, is fear of not being good enough. This has been a recurrent theme in my life and has probably interfered with my taking on some potentially rewarding challenges. Suggestions that I not aim for perfection and "just do it" have been very helpful. Being honest about my struggles is usually very helpful as well and hopefully, may benefit others. I realize that when I anticipate having great difficulty accomplishing a task, I postpone getting to it, often resulting in a self fulfilling prophecy as waiting too long just adds more pressure. The irony is once I begin, I feel sooo much better and when I have finished, what a sense of satisfaction ..so I hope this has touched some others; I feel much better!