Not as Simple as it Seems
Have you ever put something off? Perhaps you had to write a report, a resume, or a difficult email. Pay bills, do chores, or buy important items. Change a habit such as smoking, overeating, or doomscrolling. As you procrastinate, you feel a nagging sense of guilt.
Why are you procrastinating?
- Fear of the result –– Might an ill-worded email provoke an angry response?
- Perfectionism –– Do you feel that you must get something perfect before you can finish it?
- Overwhelm –– Do you have too much to do?
- Boredom ––Do you want to delay the feeling of boredom that would accompany certain tasks?
- Low confidence –– Do you doubt your ability to complete a task successfully?
Sometimes Procrastination is a Habit
In some cases, procrastination is a habit that was created in early childhood as a means of dealing with a discomfort. At an early age, a child's resources for handling discomforts are very limited; hence solutions for those discomforts are partial solutions: they don't deal definitively with the problem. But they become locked in as responses to problems. This is how habits are formed, and why it's so hard to break them.
- Are you a perfectionist? You need help to break that habit.
- Bored? You need help to provide yourself with adequate stimulation during routine tasks.
When Procrastination is Helpful
In other cases, procrastination serves a positive purpose; it creates a delay that is necessary for a positive solution to come into awareness.
- Is your email ill-worded? Delay in writing will allow time for a better wording to come to you.
- Do you feel overwhelmed? Delay may be good; it will allow you to regain clarity and energy.
When Confidence is Low
- Do you have low confidence? You need a special kind of help to solve this problem.
How an Inner Guide Helps
Actually, there is a way to solve the discomfort experienced in all these situations. Your Inner Guide will enable you to relax when the delay is for a good reason. You will know that and not feel guilty. When the delay is due to a maladaptive habit, your Inner Guide will know how to unlock that habit and establish a better one. And when you have low confidence, your Inner Guide will know the origin of that doubt and will resolve it from within.
How to Get Your Own Inner Guide
If you would like to acquire your own Inner Guide, you can do so through the Stress-Free Formula: https://www.communityforwellbeing.com/the-stress-free-formula
If you already have an Inner Guide and practice self-hypnosis regularly, I invite you to join the Community for Well-Being, an online community dedicated to supporting individuals who are using the Inner Guide in their lives. If you email me at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., I'll send you the link.
