As stated in the last post on procrastination, this behavior can prevent you from knowing what your true abilities are. By procrastinating, you don’t have the opportunity to do your best, and this is exactly what you want if you fear that you are inherently inadequate. This belief can then cascade into,
I’m not worthy,
I’m not lovable., and
I’m a failure
It is the fear of these beliefs that drive the procrastination. Because it gets down to how you truly feel about yourself, and the judgments you fear from others about your self-worth.
This type of procrastinator would much rather be blamed for being disorganized and unmotivated. Who wouldn’t? If your sense of self is based solely on performance, then that puts a lot of pressure on you to be “perfect.” Which is the topic of my next blog post…
Stay tuned…
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