I have trouble with my school work due to procrastinating. And my anxiety always gets in the way. How do I get things done?

From my personal experience, setting up a schedule for yourself helps a lot. I've had times where I would have to write an entire essay in a maximum of 4 hours because I was procrastinating so much. But, taking some time to lay out a schedule can help. Choose specific days to put milestones for your work on. This will help you take your time to work on your school work and help you be able to get your work finished in a reasonable amount of time. Also, taking breaks can be really good for you too! I hope that this helps someone out there.

Hi! I used to procastinate a lot in school and then I realised I have to plan my time. For example, if I’m not tired or hungry during a break, I would do some homework during that time. When I get home, I walk my dog, eat something and after that I immediately sit down to do homework that I need to be done tomorrow. Don’t forget to have short breaks. When I finish my tomorrow’s HW, I would start working on other school work that will be needed that week or study for a test. Friday evenings and Saturdays were the times I would relax and if I had more work I did it on Sundays. Shortly: I planned my time and it helped me with procastinating and then getting anxious about not getting done anything on time. Hope it helps 🤞

I'm sorry to hear that lovely! I understand that procrastinating combined with anxiety is the literal worse. I have trouble staying focused and I always tend to procrastinate doing my work too. I definitely know what it's like to get in trouble because of this! Procrastinating makes me more anxious, and when I'm anxious I don't do work, which makes it worse. I try to mitigate this by stopping the cycle before it has a chance to start and negatively affect me. I've tried many techniques but the ones that I've found most useful is finding a study space (not your bed!) where there aren't a lot of distractions (I tend to get distracted by objects around me so my study space is literally just a desk with nothing around it) and closing all the other tabs that I don't need on my computer. I then set 30-minute timers with the goal being to do work for those 30 minutes. After that, I take a 10-minute break to walk around, get some water and then I repeat the process until I finish all of my work. Another technique that works for me is giving my phone (or any possibly distracting thing) to a friend or putting it in another room so that I won't have the urge to look at it. I also find that putting yourself in an environment where everyone else is studying such as a library also helps, because since everyone is working so hard I also do the same. All in all, it's about finding the methods that work best for you. I hope that you're able to find ways to increase your productivity and lessen your anxiety!

I too have struggled with anxiety and procrastination, and as a result, I have struggled academically because of it. First, identify was the problem is. It can be related to your mental well-being. Take a deep breathe, go for a walk, eat a snack you love, just do something for you. Then, once you feel okay, make a to-do list and try to set a goal of what you want to achieve. Reward yourself after each completed task until you can reach your goal. But always remember, do not be too hard on yourself. You are human and it is okay to feel anxious at times, but the important part is to take care of yourself and try your best.

The best way I have found to deal with this is to make a timetable of what work is due and when. I make a list of what needs to be done for each assignment and give myself plenty of time to get my work done so that I don't stress myself out with approaching deadlines. If I plan well in advance, I can leave room for things that may crop up by surprise and still have time to get things done. I also find it helps to have a study buddy that can encourage us along the way whenever we feel that we get stuck.

As much as I wish there was an answer to this, as far as I know, there isn't one. The only answer I've found to truly overcome anxiety for a short time is to get half way to the place you're going with a smile on your face, ask yourself the questions that were stopping you from leaving your room in the first place once you're there, if your answers remain the same, go anyway, if your answers change, still go. Missing out on life because of anxiety is a difficult thing to have to deal with. But if you don't go, then you won't know, plus if you're already halfway there, you may as well keep going.

In this case, it would be great for you to reach help to some psychologist who can talk to you more about your problem and sure find a way to solve it.

I always find that smaller chunks of work are more manageable so perhaps you could split up your work into smaller pieces. Also listening to music can sometimes make working less tedious. The best method I have ever used is a reward system. I would give myself a chocolate or allow myself to watch an episode of my favourite show after i had done say a page of my work or answered a certain number of questions

Instead of procrastinating and cramming before the deadline (which itself only increases the stress, exacerbating the anxiety you feel), try breaking your school work down into smaller chunks. If you can create piecemeal tasks of 20-30 minutes, for example; and pick away at those between the date an assignment is given and the date it is due, you may that most of the work you'd normally procrastinate and worry about is completed with plenty of time to spare. A dozen half-hour sessions sprinkled over two weeks is a heck of a lot more manageable than a 6-hour sprint the night before.

Setting a planned schedule and sticking to it always helps me. For example, allow yourself an hour to relax after school with a snack and TV and then figure out what subject you want to tackle first. Give yourself a 10 minute break every 90 minutes to work the most effectively :)