I lack basic skills to manage a normal day. I have no structure at all and want to be able to get by in life. I am a chronic mess maker and lose much of everything, so I want to learn life skills to be able to live normally.
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posted by wholecornandsalt
on Mar 25, 2013 -
25 answers
Due to a mix of laziness, depression, social anxiety and loneliness, I'm not doing too great in school. I really need to get it together, and I just don't know how to do it. I feel tapped out at the end of the day and I'm tired of it. I like art, but going to school for it just isn't very fulfilling. I'm thinking I just need to get through it and I'll be okay, but how do I develop the work ethic that my classmates have?
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posted by malapropist
on Mar 19, 2013 -
23 answers
How do I avoid procrastinating on tasks that have “fallen off the radar” / are less urgent?
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posted by anonymous
on Sep 26, 2012 -
14 answers
If I feel like I "have" to do something, or that I'll get something out of doing something, I immediately lose interest. How can I learn to enjoy tasks for their own sake, even when I know that's not why I'm doing them?
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posted by jumelle
on Sep 15, 2012 -
9 answers
I am at wits end with myself. How can I kick this procrastination habit once and for all (despite many failures)?
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posted by anonymous
on May 24, 2012 -
22 answers
Sometimes when I need to do certain tasks, especially emailing superiors, I get a lot of anxiety about it, which causes me to procrastinate on it, which causes *DAYS* to go by, just causing me more anxiety and more procrastination. What can I do to stop this cycle?
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posted by 254blocks
on May 8, 2012 -
24 answers
For those who find "relaxing" completely un-relaxing, how do you cultivate a strong activity and project based home life?
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posted by elephantsvanish
on Jan 2, 2012 -
11 answers
I think I procrastinate on projects as a dysfunctional way to manage my anxiety about them. Can you help me manage that anxiety more productively?
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posted by colfax
on Dec 8, 2011 -
8 answers
I flaked out on a friend's new-baby acknowledgment... for two months! Exactly how much of a transgression is this, and what (if anything) can I do to mitigate the damage?
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posted by anonymous
on Jun 16, 2011 -
22 answers
When I'm not in school, I feel like my life has totally dead-ended. I'm starting to think that stress and anxiety are the only things that motivate me. How do I stop delaying (and being terrified of) reality and finally become a real (adult) person? The details inside are super long, and I apologize for them in advance.
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posted by timory
on Dec 29, 2010 -
17 answers
Thank you so much for getting me to seek therapy. You're the best. Now I need more help, because I don't know if the therapy is working.
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posted by anonymous
on Mar 31, 2010 -
22 answers
I teach college. I have ADD. I have some kind of mental block against fully planning my courses.
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 20, 2010 -
6 answers
I cannot seem to stop procrastinating on a work project, and the deadline is looming. I have no doubt that I can get it done if I can just make myself get the work done, but I cannot make myself concentrate and buckle down and get it done!
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posted by dumbledore69
on Aug 12, 2009 -
22 answers
I have Important Things I Have To Do, but I'm having trouble doing them. Instead, I find myself wanting to do a variety of plainly self-destructive things. This happens to me a lot-- but why, and how do I deal with it?
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posted by anonymous
on Apr 13, 2009 -
21 answers
How do you stop worrying so you can work? When you start to freak out with worry, how do you stop?
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 19, 2009 -
19 answers
I'm anxious. All the time. About everything. Everything! Are there ways to manage this without the use of medication?
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posted by anonymous
on Mar 27, 2008 -
43 answers
