A suggestion: Can you think of systems that you can set up for you to do the actions tomorrow. It’s suprisingly harder to convince yourself to go for a run right now; but surprisingly easier to set up an expectation that you will do it later/tomorrow.
Simply the act of preparing your running stuff, (shoes, water bottle etc.), then put it in a place where you can’t ignore it. (i.e. a doorway) so that you “just do it”.
might be a viable course of action to get you to do the desired thing...
I’ve tried it and it doesn’t work, unless those are very basic and fast things, e.g. applying night cream, but not going for a run.
I’ve developed (as protective mechanisms against my mother) lots of ways to not let myself succeed at anything. I know now that I need to move very slowly to get anything done, so I’m mostly untangling my thoughts and aliefs about myself.
This is one of the few occasions when habitually seeing situations and problems from more than one side doean’t help.
lots of ways to not let myself succeed at anything.
That seems like a different problem...
To remind myself time and again, until my brain learns and understands it: without a change in diet (or lifestyle) there is no change in weight.
back to this—if that’s what you are trying to do—have you tried signposting yourself; in places that you will see?
There was a movie “hollow man” where the main character had a sign above his desk so when he lent back in his chair and looked at the roof he saw it, it said “get back to work”.
A suggestion: Can you think of systems that you can set up for you to do the actions tomorrow. It’s suprisingly harder to convince yourself to go for a run right now; but surprisingly easier to set up an expectation that you will do it later/tomorrow.
Simply the act of preparing your running stuff, (shoes, water bottle etc.), then put it in a place where you can’t ignore it. (i.e. a doorway) so that you “just do it”.
might be a viable course of action to get you to do the desired thing...
I’ve tried it and it doesn’t work, unless those are very basic and fast things, e.g. applying night cream, but not going for a run.
I’ve developed (as protective mechanisms against my mother) lots of ways to not let myself succeed at anything. I know now that I need to move very slowly to get anything done, so I’m mostly untangling my thoughts and aliefs about myself.
This is one of the few occasions when habitually seeing situations and problems from more than one side doean’t help.
That seems like a different problem...
back to this—if that’s what you are trying to do—have you tried signposting yourself; in places that you will see?
There was a movie “hollow man” where the main character had a sign above his desk so when he lent back in his chair and looked at the roof he saw it, it said “get back to work”.
And it is a different problem, but it throws shade at everything I do. Before I properly unlearn this, I need ways around.
I haven’t thought of signposting, I’ll try that!