Try and get to the root of the problem.
Why have you fallen into this pattern now - for most of us, this happens when we are overwhelmed or suffer anxiety over something in our lives.
Often if we fear something coming - either a major change, major event (perhaps your finals??), our mind goes into defensive mode and pretty much shuts down. After a few days of feeling like this, suddenly we have created a new learned habit - the bad habits become the norm.
We can't typically break out of that norm until one of two things happen:
1. We deal with the root cause - either by standing up to our fear and anxiety or getting past the event (you know how sometimes you get more energy after something you weren't looking forward to is over) -- OR --
2. Something major happens that jolts us out of our current situation...say a health challenge, major embarassment or some other life altering event that suddenly breaks you out of your current pattern.
Ideally we like to take action before number 2 comes into play...but sometimes it takes this major change to get us moving.
Instead of waiting, why not try reflect on what you are anxious, unhappy, or fearful of?
What is getting you down?
What is making you feel somewhat out of control?
Once you have the factor, then you need to reframe your response to that feeling so that it is no longer causing you to shut down.
Make sense?
Jeff
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