Recognizing and accepting the stress you experience when trying to do your schoolwork is an important step to understanding why you procrastinate and what will help. Often procrastination is associated with negative thoughts, beliefs, emotions, and/or bodily sensations.
Knowing your particular thoughts, motions, and body sensations will help you pick effective strategies to help manage procrastination.
Explore the Managing Procrastination Worksheet to guide you on how to do this.
You can use this worksheet as a first step to starting the task you’ve been avoiding. If you are connected to a counsellor, you can share this worksheet with them for further support.