Dan Hon
1) ok, concentrate on what's important *and* urgent
2) ok then I need to get a bird's eye view of everything to know I'm not missing everything
3) start looking at things
4) holy shit look at all the things
5) there are too many important and urgent things now
6) curl up into a ball
7) attempt to remember training to approach gently, instead of hiding
8) procrastinate by writing this list
Apr 10, 2017 at 9:43pmWeb
Show threadDan HonApr 10, 2017

I suppose I should take my as-needed ativan?

My psychiatrist always likes to remind me that I have the prescription for it *because I need it* and that not using it isn't really the point.

Show threadJosh "cortex" MillardApr 10, 2017
@Danhon Right, don't psyche yourself out of taking care of yourself.
Show threadMichael_SpencerApr 10, 2017

@Danhon Welcome to the club Dan, anxiety is the new contagious disease with "uncertainy" being the new catch-phrase.

Does this mean we are becoming #UncertaintyNatives ? Makes one wonder...

Show thread.(.Zannah.).Apr 10, 2017
@Danhon I feel your pain on this. So much.
Show threadDan HonApr 10, 2017
Also 👋🏼 from the late 90s/00s blogroll era, you are even cooler now than you were then :) @zannah
Show threadJames Smith 💾Apr 10, 2017
@Danhon this is me too. :hug:
Show threadDan HonApr 10, 2017
@Floppy thank you! *hugs to you too*
Show threadDan HonApr 11, 2017
@Floppy hm, I did not expect that status to leak out onto birdsite...
Show threadJames Smith 💾Apr 11, 2017
@Danhon dammit, sorry. I set up a reposting thing that's not working quite right. It shouldn't be doing that, especially to stuff behind a CW. I've turned it off. My deepest apologies :(
Show threadDan HonApr 11, 2017
That's ok! Figured it was an accident :) @Floppy
Show threadLukasApr 10, 2017
@Danhon SAME. Down to literally curling up into a ball at one point. I'm trying to combine focusing on what's important with focusing on what I *want* to do, because burnout.
Show threadDan HonApr 10, 2017
@lukasb figuring out what you *want* to do can be really difficult. Sometimes people don't understand how difficult and distressing it can be to answer the question: "what do you *want* to do?"
Show threadLukasApr 10, 2017
@Danhon yeah, definitely. In my case though it's sometimes helpful to look at a super-long todo list and just do the thing that sounds most fun.
Show threadDan HonApr 10, 2017
Yes, and getting just one thing done in that list already starts to help you feel more competent and into the flow of doing things and out of being stuck. Good tactic :) @lukasb
Show threadforestineApr 10, 2017
@Danhon Lists can be good. No matter how important/urgent everything seems to be, you still can't do everything at once.
Show threadRyan D. GantzApr 10, 2017
@Danhon oh god I think I've been cycling through this list twice a day for a long time now
Show threadliaApr 10, 2017
@Danhon i find it helpful to cuddle with dogs, that's my step between your 7 and 8. ideally it would replace step 6 but...