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Old Jun 11, 2013, 08:48 PM
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So I've been feeling pretty ok this week. Definitely not manic but not depressed either. Today my boss called and told me she didn't need me so I got to stay home. Woo! Instead of doing what HAS to be done, I laid around. And by has to be done, I mean the pile of dishes, mounds of laundry, piles of papers and all the other ****.

Got me thinking. I've always blamed this on my mental issues but maybe, could it be possible I'm just lazy? I don't like the house like this. It's embarrassing but its like I'd rather just do nothing.

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Old Jun 11, 2013, 09:22 PM
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I learned a bunch of stuff in rehab that has helped me both in sobriety and almost every other area of my life. Two of those things are goals setting and list making. And usually I want to use whatever modern product I can to help me do whatever, but technology be damned, there is something very visceral, very real and intensely satisfying about checking things off on a handwritten checklist. Look into it, there are tons of resources on the webz that can explain it better than I can. I can tell it has helped get **** done!
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Old Jun 11, 2013, 10:16 PM
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So I've been feeling pretty ok this week. Definitely not manic but not depressed either. Today my boss called and told me she didn't need me so I got to stay home. Woo! Instead of doing what HAS to be done, I laid around. And by has to be done, I mean the pile of dishes, mounds of laundry, piles of papers and all the other ****.

Got me thinking. I've always blamed this on my mental issues but maybe, could it be possible I'm just lazy? I don't like the house like this. It's embarrassing but its like I'd rather just do nothing.

I think it's normal to not want to do annoying chores sometimes -I wouldn't beat yourself up about it -I wouldn't attribute it necessarily to mental health issues or laziness.
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Old Jun 12, 2013, 04:07 AM
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**** needs to get done.

I will do it in another life maybe.

The rest of the ant colony is working busily on their temporary material achievements (and I must admit the colony even during meltdown apocalypse is looking pretty neat). They don't need my explosive temperament reminding them of all the ticking bombs that they're trying so hard to forget about. Especially not the ones in their chests.

Call it laziness if you want. It beats whatever the hell the rest of them are doing. Or thought they were doing (which is completely irrelevant).

****. I don't even know if they're all delusional or just living in primitive forms of human life. But it's messed up for sure. Makes you wonder why you bother doing anything at all.

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Old Jun 12, 2013, 07:34 AM
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I totally understand where you are coming from as I've wondered the same thing too.
When I'm depressed I want to do nothing all day!!! But ultramarine is correct - chores are hard to get excited over.
Things have been better since I had my baby, now I have to get things done and be organised or maybe my mood has just been better.

Give yourself a bit of a break. It takes a while to recover from an episode of mental illness so even when we are "normal" it can be hard to get through a normal days work.
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Old Jun 12, 2013, 10:03 AM
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I take the opportunity to chill and do nothing any chance I get Surprise day off? Would be the perfect time to indulge in relaxation!
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Old Jun 12, 2013, 10:22 AM
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Instead of calling them chores, call them house blessings. Set a timer and do something for 15 min. And then stop. Sit and chill. Then later do another 15. This way a few things get done and you get to relax and not be overwhelmed.

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Old Jun 13, 2013, 06:18 AM
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Maybe you are indeed lazy.

And there's nothing wrong about it. In my eyes people who marvel at house work are somewhat not normal. Being lazy about this is... fine. Many people are.
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Old Jun 13, 2013, 06:35 AM
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Instead of calling them chores, call them house blessings. Set a timer and do something for 15 min. And then stop. Sit and chill. Then later do another 15. This way a few things get done and you get to relax and not be overwhelmed.

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That's actually a really good idea. I'll have to try that one!
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Old Jun 13, 2013, 08:42 AM
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lab rat, I would never be able to adhere to this. If I start, I can't stop...I'll clean for hours. The problem is I can't get started.
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Old Jun 13, 2013, 09:56 AM
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Music gives me the perfect jump start!!! Something upbeat, but not dancey, or I'll be dancing instead of cleaning. For me personally, Fall Out Boy is great cleaning music
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Old Jun 13, 2013, 03:11 PM
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Kristie. I know how that can be. When I'm down there's very little I can really force myself to do. But when I'm up there's just too many things I want to do. Try doing something really really small when you're down. Like when I say small literally something that most people would be like "ok? Why are you happy about that?" Putting a few dishes in the dish washer. Or just washing off a plate or even one glass you drank out of. Just so you know that atleast you did something. Little things can go along way is what I'm putting in my motto. Lol but it's just having to stick with it is the problem.
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Old Jun 13, 2013, 09:41 PM
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I like the 15 min timer idea the other said, I write lists, but then I write list to finish the list I wrote hahahahah I hate some of the things I have to do on my list so I think I will try the timer to.. good luck and thanks for the idea to
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