Procrastination ...

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... why the heck do I do so much of it?

I don't see it terms of the standard "NT" procrastination; I feel that there is more depth to it than that. On the whole, for me, it is more a sort of fear of doing anything that means stepping out beyond my own space, and I just don't understand why.

I spend half my life paralysed with the "fear" of doing things, which I know I'm perfectly capable of doing. Again, I don't feel that this is the normal "NT" fear of doing new things. Everyone has some fear of the unknown, but the way I read it, once you've got over that first hurdle it should get easier and easier. Not me though. I can do a job which I am brilliant at, get a good result, get praised heaped on me, but when it comes to do the same thing again, the fear grips me and I'm back to the paralysis.

I wish I could find some way around this, because it causes all sorts of problems, because I'll quite happily commit myself to do all sorts within normally reasonable deadlines, and then fail through "fear".

Is it just me?

Dunno. Tell ya tomorrow.

Procrastination is two fold for a persons with aspergers. First being change adverse is a natural part of aspergers. Your life will be alot of obsessive routine and you will feel uncomfortable with change. Second the high comorbid nature of ADD/ADHD with ASD is another source of procrastination. People with inattention are the worst procrastinators in the world. I've read mixed things about anti-ADHD meds helping with procrastination. So there might be a 25%-50% chance such meds would solve alot of your procrastination issues.

Myself I love to find excuses to get out doing work I need to do. Right now I'm sick is the excuse for example.

It's positively frightening to step out of the envelope!!

Suffice to say I'm presently working on an idea for a business. Just sitting and discussing the why's and wherefores with an insurance agent was terrifying!! !

I'm a chronic procrastinator.

That's why I finish very little of what I start, even when it's something to do with my obsessive focus subject. But, one thing I've found that really helps, is when you have likeminded individuals, organised into a group that are dependant on one another, and rely on me to complete a certain task so that we can all continue - then I tend to do what I can. It's stressful, but it's a motivator that works for me, I don't like letting people down if we're all hoping to achieve the same goal.

Of course, this doesn't always work.

No one can compare to me for the big P.
I have so many projects, it would be embarrasing if I cared !

I can and have, laid on the couch all day over a weekend Sunday.

I'll go into the shop and just sit. Watch the news, walk the dog, debate when and where I'm going to eat today and hours later get hungry because I have not decided yet.

When I've debated all the reasons why I shouldn't, I'll then debate all the reasons why I should.....then it's late and time for bed.



I'm going to have an AGM of the Procrastinators Society, one day.


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It's my middle name.

It's my middle name.

I am the Prince of Procrastination although when I do actually start something - ie the garden - I keep on going till it's done even if it means working in the dark to finish it off - weird isn't it ??

Another procrastinator here.

I have the most trouble with things that are nebulous, lack an obvious sequence of steps, and/or could take an indefinite amount of time to complete. I can’t start these kinds of projects unless I see some potential for enjoyment in them. If I do get into a major project that I find exciting I can spend days at a time on it and neglect other things. It’s frustrating that the amount of work I can do depends heavily on the mood I’m in. I really have to be in the right frame of mind to start something and work well. Otherwise I just get bogged down and stressed to the point where I cease to function. Yet people always expect me to work with deadlines.

The worst part about procrastination is the judgment, even if it’s misperceived or self inflicted. I feel like a lazy bum when I can’t do something. Yet it’s not like I’m blowing it off. I can be agonizing over everything I need to do, yet I still can’t start. Sometimes I get so weighted down and overwhelmed that I can't even do fun things anymore. I often find myself sitting around doing absolutely nothing on weekends because I feel guilty if I do something enjoyable without having done any work. It's almost like I'm my own worst enemy.

I believe that I procrastination honed to a fine art. I have procrastinated about certain topics for years. There is no end in sight.

It can be a rewarding experience in itself.

Cernunnos,

I have the same thing. I hate new situations. This may only be tangentially related, but: I have gone into default on a loan. I have enough money in the bank to pay off the loan but I haven't paid it off because I'm afraid to face my creditors and keep putting it off.