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May 13, 2010, 01:38 AM
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Member Since: Aug 2009
Location: Fringes of the bell-shaped curve
Posts: 779
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   Hi (((((sea)))))! Sorry to hear you're having a rough go of it - unfortunately, I can relate all too well. I find that when I'm wanting to hide from my problems it's because I'm looking at or trying to deal with them all at once and am overwhelmed by it all. It's times like this that we have to get back to the basics - break things down into bite-size pieces - each day focus on getting just one thing done, meet just one deadline, make just one phone call, run just one errand, etc., and don't demand any more of ourselves other than getting that one thing done. I know when I actually remember to practice this technique that I do gain a sense of accomplishment and forward progress, as well as a sense of having some modicum of control over my "mess." No matter how small, each accomplishment makes it easier to approach the next task, then the next, and so on.
I really like what Eleana05 said about sneaking an unpleasant task into our day before we have a chance to talk ourselves out of doing it.  Sometimes the only way we can get anything accomplished is by "tricking" our own minds in order to side-step our triggers.
I hope you are feeling better soon, sea. lynn09
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"I walked a mile with Pleasure; she chattered all the way, But left me none the wiser for all she had to say. I walked a mile with Sorrow and ne'er a word said she; But oh, the things I learned from her when Sorrow walked with me!"
(Robert Browning Hamilton; "Along The Road")
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