Is it normal that i procrastinate to the point i get depressed?

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Ive had 2 book reports to do but just never felt in the mood to do it at the time. Just put it off until later. Im starting to think that me procrastinating is a serious problem though because first its that i dont want to do it. Then its that plus im not feeling like it anymore and its weighing me down. THEN i just get super depressed and lose all hope and motivation to do it at all. I think i have a problem. They all tell me just to "suck it up" but i try and i still feel incapable of doing it at all. Its like i lose my drive to do it. Even if it means not doing anything fun at all until it gets done just gets me even less motivated and that much more depressed. Is medication probably the answer to this?

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  • ProseAthlete
    11 years ago

    No one here can tell you if you need medication, but I do know that procrastination can be a serious problem. It isn't just laziness, either; it can definitely be linked to depression.

    If you're waiting for motivation to get necessary things done, you may wait forever. Motivation doesn't last, but determination does. Find ways to get some things done even when you aren't motivated to do them, and you'll start to feel a sense of accomplishment that leads to getting other things done.

    Sometimes it helps to get other things done while you're procrastinating on a big task. If I'm putting off an assignment, I can clean my entire house from top to bottom. I still haven't done my work, but I have done a lot of other productive things, and that sometimes inspires me to get started on the task I originally needed to do. The same technique might help you out, too.

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    • Arsonwolf
      11 years ago

      Thank you so much for your awesome advice! I will incorporate this into my life asap!

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