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Why are you even taking time to be on the internet? You know yourself better than anyone and if you know you need to work 3x harder than the next person, then that's what you need to do.
Not smelling the flowers is one thing. Not thinking and sometimes making time to do it is quite another.
Considering what you've given up, there isn't much left. You might end up realizing that too late in the life you have and end up wishing you had a different one.
I wonder what you mean by 'productive'. Even some work, jobs, aren't 'productive' or beneficial beyond a certain point. And some are just lame. It sounds to me like you need approval.
seems to me like you've fallen into society's trap of being afraid to be called a "loser". Sometimes the simple things bring happiness. You don't have time to sleep, but when your body finally breaks down, you will be forced to make time for illness and sleep.
Not smelling the flowers is one thing. Not thinking and sometimes making time to do it is quite another.
Considering what you've given up, there isn't much left. You might end up realizing that too late in the life you have and end up wishing you had a different one.
this only until i get into and done with the nursing program. In order to get in you gotta want it as bad as you want to breathe.
seems to me like you've fallen into society's trap of being afraid to be called a "loser". Sometimes the simple things bring happiness. You don't have time to sleep, but when your body finally breaks down, you will be forced to make time for illness and sleep.
I think it is a myth that you need 8 hours of sleep a night . If i can get 3-5 i am good I rather push my self to the limit then sleep all day. I just do not get people who sleep 8-12 hours a day.
Why are you even taking time to be on the internet? You know yourself better than anyone and if you know you need to work 3x harder than the next person, then that's what you need to do.
I constantly feel the need to be productive otherwise I feel as if I am wasting my life away.Seeing that I only get 3 to 4 hours of sleep a night I know it is not good but I am busy . If I try to go to bed early I just end up staring at the ceiling and I just get up and go do something like homework or read ahead.I am a major perfectionist. I do lot of activities and feel guilty. Yes guilty. About sleeping more then a few hours very other night
I am currently back in college and take 2-3 classes and work night crew 40 hours a week so I go to work at midnight and get of at 8am or so.
As of late I have been giving up dating , friends , family , tv, Xbox ,drinking, partying, sports, working out , meeting new people, sleep , sex, going out , and everything I once enjoyed to get to my goals.
The desire to feel like i am not a loser drives me. I don't know if that's the healthiest thing—to be motivated by a fear of hating yourself, but it helps.
When I'm feeling in a darker place, my perception is that everything sucks and even though I've done this, it seems I should have done more.
I am going for my bachelor degree nursing and feel like I have to work 3x harder then the person next to me so I get into the college I want I need a 3.8 gpa . There are a lot of people smarter then me but if I just will it and but my heart into this I will make it.
Any advice?
it's like a skinny person looking in the mirror and seeing herself as fat and not eating.... and not noticing that she is losing way too much weight, not healthy
your view is not healthy, not good for you or others around you
UNLESS you are meant to be a workaholic without friends? Maybe then you're doing what you were meant to do.... Does it make you feel good or are you seeking a change?
some people are born for one purpose... like a great mathematician who solves the secrets of the universe and is very useful to society, but not good in social circles or with friends or family
I guess the question is: what do you want? What end goal? And then adjust your thinking to fit the goal (instead of following your possibly messed up thinking to arrive at some unknown possibly bad destination)
Obviously, feeling good about wasted time or feeling bad about it is simply a mindset. It's only good or bad because you think of it as good or bad. So are your feelings about it and your rational thinking about it the same? If not, then you are seeking a change and therapy may help to change your mindset.
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