Even if they’re not difficult, they still feel like a burden, and I’m very worried that I won’t have time to do them or that I’ll forget about them. I either put them off but constantly think about them, or I try to get them done as quickly as possible and get very irritated when something prevents me from doing them. I can never relax if I have things to do, even if they’re not urgent; they’re still a pain in the ass. I don’t know why I feel this way, and I think this is the reason why I avoid difficulties and my life sucks so much.
When I’m overwhelmed I lay off alcohol and pastimes.
It stresses me a lot to have things undone. It even affects my sleep.
It helps to write down everything that needs doing, so that I can detach from thinking about it at night or over the weekend. The note will be there on my desk/fridge in the morning so I don’t forget. Check of the easiest things first to reduce the cognitive load of context-switching.