From my own personal experience and those of others, I’ve noticed that
the average psychiatrist, doctor, GP, mental health worker, etc. seem
to classify procrastination as a symptom of depression. However, I
have a different take on it.
I believe that procrastination is a major cause of depression. In my
research I’ve interviewed countless individuals and I have only found
one person who aid that she was aware she procrastinated but that it
did not bother her. For the rest, the majority, those individuals
felt horrified that they wasted valuable time doing anything but what
they really needed to.
Countess hours were spent watching television while their household
duties went astray. Dirty dishes piled high a sink clogged with
smelly water containing the decaying remains of food. Stacks of
newspapers awaited being set out for pick-up for days and weeks upon
end. The list of undone chores goes on and on.
When a person who suffers from depression looks at all their undone
tasks, they feel grossly overwhelmed. Feelings of helplessness and
hopelessness make the sufferer look away. “I’ll do it when I feel
like doing it.” Yet sadly, the day hardly ever comes when they
actually “feel like doing it.” In fact, the habitual procrastinator
rarely feels like doing much of anything.
Medication does not seem to work on this particular aspect of
procrastination. The side-effects of these so-called medications is
more than bothersome, for even if one doesn’t have nasty side-effects,
when the medications simply don’t work the habitual procrastinator
puts that down to their own personal defects. “I can’t even be helped
by doctors or biomedical science. I’m totally useless!”
I am wrapping up work on what I believe will be groundbreaking book on
overcoming procrastination and the depression that comes from it. It
is not a pie-in-the-sky plan, there’s no “Just Do This,” and it is not
titled “Stop Procrastinating in 28 Days!” or “10 Ways to Stop
Procrastination.”
If you would like to receive information about this important new
book, please send an e-mail directly to me by replying below. I will
acknowledge receipt of your e-mail and I’ll let you know when you can
order a copy closer to the date of publication.
As someone who has found a way out of depression and into useful
activity without feeling overwhelmed, I would like to share my method
with other sufferers. If you know anyone who might be helped, please
share this message with him or her.
=?windows-1252?Q?I=92m_writing_a_book_on_the_relationship_be tween_dep?==?windows-1252?Q?ression_and_procrastination=2E?= 
P
Linear Mode
