Not everyone feels excited about the New Year. Many people feel pressured to make changes at a time of year that’s already stressful. So let me preface this post by stating clearly: no one needs to make New Year’s Resolutions. For one thing, any of us can set goals and work towards them at anyContinue reading “Make New Year’s Resolutions that Stick”
Category Archives: Procrastination
Why you Haven’t Started Therapy yet
…and why you should start like, yesterday. You’ve been thinking about seeing a therapist for a while. You’ve perused a few online profiles. Maybe you’ve even talked to a friend about their counselor. You know that you should see a therapist. …buuuuut, you haven’t contacted anyone yet. You consider it, then look at Twitter orContinue reading “Why you Haven’t Started Therapy yet”
Perfectionism and Procrastination
Believe it or not, perfectionism and procrastination go together like peanut-butter and jelly. They seem like they’d be total opposites, right? We think of perfectionists as “type A,” organized people. Procrastinators seem like they’d be… well, relaxed. Type B, if you will. So why do perfectionists procrastinate? Perfectionists put a *lot* of pressure on themselvesContinue reading “Perfectionism and Procrastination”