My Problem: I run away.

Pre-College Issues High School Life
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<p>When something is important to me - a final, SAT, relationship, etc. - I run away instead of sitting down, not procrastinating (a terrible issue as well) and dealing with the problem. I know I do it. I've been doing it for 3 years, but I keep telling myself to stop, to sit down and study or something. I don't though. I fool myself into taking a 5- minute nap that ends up being 7 hours long. I find comfort in sleep.</p>

<p>I know that I should just sit down and stop...but I can't. Any advice? Should I ask a friend to help out - keep me awake, if that makes any sense? I don't know how to stop myself.</p>

<p>Does anyone else have this problem?</p>

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<p>You have to stop care and being a perfectionist. Instead, work hard on your goal, keeping at it even if you don't have motivation. You need a serious kick in the butt from life for that though, and I don't know if you can achieve it artificially.</p>

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<p>i disagree with chipset in that i think it is nearly impossible to keep working toward a goal with no motivation. i have the same exact problem especially with schoolwork and relationships and i really don't know the correct way to deal with it. as far as schoolwork i just suck it up and do the work i NEED to do and not much else. relationships? well thse have been disastrous so i can't help you with that.</p>

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<p>Okay, well, at least you've identified your problem-that's half of it.</p>

<p>Just vizualize yourself getting it done-and the steps necessary to get you there. (If you need a physics project with a playground completed, you might visualize you typing the last of your calculations and printing-and the sense of completion-and then think of how you'll do the experiment, what you need to bring to the playground, who's driving you, etc).</p>

<p>Also, do not take naps. Actually sleep!</p>

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<p>HandsAcrossTime, I think we should start a support group or something. My homework grades in all of my classes range from 10-40 points. Somebody help me.</p>

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<p>I always put my alarm on for one hour when it is like 2 am, and I'm too exhaused too keep working.. and always manage to somehow turn it off without waking up/realizing it, and end up waking up at 5:30 completely panicked about the work I didn't do.</p>