Rajab 1446

The road called “later” leads to the city of “never”

If you are constantly in the habit of putting things off until later, do not complete started projects or can quickly cool off to a task, then this is a reason to think.

Perhaps it is worth thinking: why does this happen? What feeling do you constantly put things off from? In this article we will try to analyze the reasons for procrastination.

The first reason for putting things off may be health problems. These include hormonal imbalance, neurological features, psychiatric diseases, specificity of brain activity, consequences of injuries, etc.

Let us consider the principal feelings that can accompany procrastination.

Shame

Putting things off until later often occurs because the task seems excessively difficult. A person may doubt his ability to complete it at a high level. This may be accompanied by a hidden feeling of shame, which is not always realised. When completing a task is associated with the possibility of shame, humiliation or devaluation, it becomes almost impossible to complete.

Guilt

Guilt can also lead to procrastination. This feeling can be unconscious and expressed as follows: “I’d rather not start this task than let others down.” A person is afraid of disappointing those who rely on him if he does a task poorly. In this case, the psyche protects us from experiencing guilt.

Disgust

Sometimes we put things off because of an internal dislike for them. For example, at work there may be a task that disgusts us. This may be due to the type of activity itself, the person for whom the task is being performed or the person who assigned it. If we have an internal prohibition against feeling disgust or hostility, this can unconsciously lead to avoiding the task.

Anger

Work can cause internal resistance due to negative feelings towards the person for whom it is being performed. This is reminiscent of teenage rebellion, when a task is not completed simply because it was assigned by authority figures, perceived by the psyche as “parents”.

In other cases, sabotage can be a way of passive revenge, when anger is not manifested openly, but is expressed in hidden resistance.

Fear

Some people admit that their procrastination is associated with an unconscious fear of punishment for poorly performed work. This fear often originates in childhood, when the child was punished for mistakes and failures. To avoid this fear, they prefer not to start work at all.

Thus, these feelings can become psychological barriers that prevent us from completing tasks on time. Understanding their nature can help overcome procrastination and increase productivity.