{"id":11002,"date":"2023-12-04T09:47:16","date_gmt":"2023-12-04T09:47:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/suewebbpsychology.com\/?p=11002"},"modified":"2023-12-04T09:47:16","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T09:47:16","slug":"why-is-overcoming-procrastination-so-hard-when-you-have-chronic-pain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.suewebbpsychology.co.uk\/dev\/why-is-overcoming-procrastination-so-hard-when-you-have-chronic-pain\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is overcoming procrastination so hard when you have chronic pain?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Do you put things off in your life because you worry about triggering your chronic pain? If so, you are not alone! <\/span>If you suffer from a health condition<\/span><\/a> where your pain levels can fluctuate on a daily basis, it is likely that you are going to feel cautious about doing activities or accepting commitments, social and work ones, in case it backfires and causes a flair up.<\/span><\/p>\n

This is really understandable, but unfortunately, often the more we procrastinate over doing something, the more anxiety and worry it can cause us. We may start ruminating about how to deal with a task or an invitation. Should you just do it and suffer later when you\u2019ve overdone it because you don\u2019t want to admit to someone that you can\u2019t realistically manage it? Do you turn down an invite because you couldn\u2019t manage a whole evening out? Would someone get upset if you committed to a social event, and then had to leave early because you can\u2019t cope with all of it?<\/span><\/p>\n

When we start worrying about things, we start to feel obsessed, anxious and tense. The muscular tension then causes a lot of discomfort, which increases pain levels. Increased pain then means less energy and less motivation, which results in more procrastination.<\/span><\/p>\n

So, what can help to break the cycle?<\/span><\/p>\n