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Maybe instead of calling as yourself pretend to be someone who is very comfortable calling their doctor. ๐ค
Not sure if that works ๐
I can call the doctor. I know I can. But I keep procrastinating nonetheless...
I can't explain how to do this because it's in my head but when I have to make a call or something I keep putting off I can force myself to do it by kind of taking my brain out of the equation. Like for a phone call I just start dialing and by the time the procrastinating part of me catches on to what's happening the phone is already ringing and I might as well go through with it.
It's like the same brain mechanics that prevent you from touching a hot stove. You got to go out of your way to override or tick it since phone calls are also existential hazards.
Yea, that's a good analogy for what's happening.
I do the same when I want to start working on any task but it seems daunting or boring and I procrastinate. I just do the first step, like "ok just open the task's description, read it and try to understand the context". By the time I did this, I have no difficulty moving to the next step.
pretend you are someone who does things immediately?