My favorite method for taking action consistently is locking myself in the bathroom and saying to myself "I'm not allowed to leave unless I'm going to do <whatever it is i need to do>. No matter how long it takes, and no matter what happens outside, I'm not leaving."
I know I'm ready to leave when my body automatically jumps out of the toilet and my mind also agrees that it's ready to do it.
I ask myself "Are you ready to do it?" when my body jumps out just to make sure my mind is in sync. If one is out of sync I stay. The longest I've stayed in the bathroom was 2 hours.
This method creates an either-or context. Sometimes my worst fear in a worst-case scenario is not as bad as sitting in a toilet by myself for 2 hours.
I like the bathroom the most because it's uncomfortable. I'll fall asleep if I lock myself in my room. |