[LabRat27]

They're stupid little things like responding to an email, registering for classes, or paying a bill. I put them off. Then I get anxious about having to face the fact that I should have done them already and I can't bring myself to deal with them. Then the fact that I haven't done them becomes a problem.
I miss deadlines. I piss off my boss. I pay a lot of late fees. And I'm always anxious about a bunch of minor things that I know I'm avoiding, and it makes me miserable. If I just dealt with them before they became a problem then none of this would be a problem. But I just don't.

I used to get super drunk to finally work up the courage to face and deal with these things, but my alcohol use became a problem so I've now been sober for almost 6 months.

I think it might be a combo of anxiety and ADHD, and the original procrastination is ADHD induced. I'm also super messy and will put off cleaning. Instead of just picking up every once in a while I avoid it until there's a reason I absolutely have to deal with it.

I started seeing a new therapist recently and this is something I really want to work on using CBT. I don't want to live like this for the rest of my life. Like 80% of my stress and anxiety is self-inflicted. My quality of life would be so much better if I could just get this under control.

Does anyone else deal with this? Is there hope that I can unlearn this maladaptive behavioral pattern?

[cool09]

I haven't dealt with it. I avoid social situations, cleaning, hygiene.