Chronic procrastination is the type of procrastination that a person constantly has and leads to
them not completing activities they desire or are mandated by work or other life responsibilities.
Chronic procrastination can be so devastating to the person that it can ruin and even end
relationships and can make work advancement and even keeping a job impossible. It is actually
amazing how many persons who have this condition do not overcome it. It is not unusual for
therapists to work with persons in their 40s and 50s and even older who have not learned how
to overcome chronic procrastination even if it has had major negative effects on all aspects of
their lives. Even though procrastination is a problem that most persons have at times, the
person with chronic procrastination has it all the time. Reasons for it would include
anxiety,depression,perfectionism,low self esteem, fear of failure, lack of discipline, psychological relief from not having the burden of doing something, laziness,
rebellion against others, or self-destructive behaviors that can lead to problems in all aspects of
their lives. As I have previously stated before, chronic procrastination is also a major hallmark of
ADHD. Following are ways to overcome chronic procrastination: 1. Accept you have a problem
that needs to be resolved. 2. Believe you can overcome chronic procrastination. 3. Set up a plan
to do it. 4. Set up daily goals of what you plan to complete and work at them on the priority of
importance. 5. Keep track of your list of daily activities to complete and cross them off as you
complete them. 6. Make sure you do not go off track by regularly looking at your list of daily
activities and crossing them off as completed. 7. Enlist the support of a family member or friend
to help keep you on track if you find you lose track of time and even have what could be called
time blindness. 8. Break down complex required activities into smaller parts and work at each
one individually rather than getting overwhelmed by a large task that for one reason or another
you are not doing. 9. Begin with the hardest or easiest part of a long project depending on which
one will help motivate you the most to complete the activity. 10. You may seek out a trained
therapist in procrastination to help you if you find regardless of how hard you try, you are not
able to overcome chronic procrastination. It is not a form of weakness to admit a problem is too
much for you to overcome on your own. It is a sign of strength.