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Do you actively set goals for yourself? Write them down and act on them? I have never really been one to set goals for myself and write them down. First off, when I cannot achieve my goal I feel like a failure. God knows I have done nothing but fail at everything I have tried since getting PTSD and I don't need anymore in the failure column. Avoiding making goals is one way to ensure I don't add to my failures. I guess you could call that avoidance?
How do you get organized? I need help getting organized. I hate routine and find it boring and depressing to do the same things over and over again at the same time everyday. I don't have any set days for house cleaning, laundry, etc. When the mood hits I do it or when I am out of clothes. lol. Most days I have a to do list, but it does not mean i do what is on the list that day and when I keep carrying over the same things for a long period of time, I stop using the lists for a while and then a few weeks later start fresh. Again likely avoidance of things I really don't want to do?
The reason I am asking is because both of these things seem to be high on the list of things to do when you are not doing well and to maintain your mental wellness. What do you think? What are your experiences with goal setting and organizing?
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Hello Everyone, As I sit here in this hotel room, one that was supposed to be a weekend getaway with my significant other and I to be able to spend a weekend together... I see him sitting at the couch on the other side of the room from me after an argument... I see him.. and he's.. everything to me. I've been nothing but toxic to him.. numerous times there's things that I've said or done to him...
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I was unsure if I should post in anxiety or stress management, but I think this is the most appropriate right now. I had some problems swallowing yesterday and I think it is because of the tension within me. It is also due to the pollen count and how my body responds to it. As the evening approached, I made the decision to not work anymore for the night and take my full 24 hour day off. I...
I do better with a running inventory. How can I best use the resources available to me in this given hour? I trust in myself to actually WANT the structure of organization, the comfort of a clean environment, etc., and to get to those mundane details when the time is right.
Still. . . It's good to have growth opportunities to keep me reaching beyond my current comfort zone. There I use the logic, "Let the dream motivate, let reality dictate." Which brings me back to the running inventory. How can I best use the resources available to me in this given hour?
I used to be what other people would call "more dedicated" or ",more motivated". But really, my motivation level hasn't changed. What has changed is that I'm less neurotic and people pleasing, I'm less afraid of the social wrath I might incur by failing to live up to other people's expectations (or my perceptions of their expectations).
So, yeah I schedule stuff, but I stay flexible about it. And, I have goals-ish, but nothing formal or that I tell people about. The last time I told people about what I was hoping for I found out I wasn't on track for that anyway.......