Great iea with the timer. Must try that! Must tell you guys that just joining this thread has helped me with my focus. Somehow seems a lot easier when I know that I am not alone in having this problem. Focusing on it, and taking it seriously as an issue, really thinking about it, helps me also. Take the problem at the root. Maybe it is easier for me to leave things undone, because then I dont have to deal with the real underlying issue, which is dealing with the world out there. Sometimes the idea of going outside to my mailbox seems like mission impossible, so of course making a phone call is going to freak me out as well. It is after all dealing with the outside world. It is going into a situation I dont have complete control over, and that is something I feel like I need. But it is just a feeling, it is not really me, I tell myself. It is just a feeling of insecurity. But then the anxiety is there, and it overwhelms me, because it is not only mental, but also physical. But I do get some things done, and I remind myself of that. Having a list over the things I need to do, and checking them off when I get them out of the way, helps me see the things I have done, and not just focusing on the things I havent done yet.