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Struggling to concentrate at work

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UnquietMindless · 28/09/2023 15:58

Not sure if this is the right place and hopefully this doesn’t come across as first world problem. I started a new job six months ago which meant a pay rise to a six-figure salary but I’ve ended up being put on a project which involves a lot of work that is really unchallenging and probably a step down from what I expected to be doing. I’m finding it really hard to focus and every day I’ve been procrastinating for hours and then having to work late at night to catch up when I can’t put it off any longer. I’ve also been procrastinating on lots of other things (housework, life admin, sometimes personal hygiene), eating junk food and feeling like I just want to run away from it all but can’t. My mind just keeps going into this loop, like checking my email or the news for updates when I already checked it a minute ago. I feel like quitting my job because I feel like a failure but I’m also terrified I won’t be able to find another job. I used to make lists of things to do so that at least I was making some progress but it got really depressing how there’s always more to be done. Help!

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CognitiveBehaviouralHypnotherapy · 28/09/2023 17:22

Not a first world problem, OP. You aren't able to concentrate at work and started running a vicious cycle of procrastination that seeps through into other areas of your life. All because you're not challenged enough. I hear you have a whole jumble of emotions: under challenged, failure, terrified, overwhelmed (?), eating junk food, wanting to escape.. what else?

Have you had bouts of this before or is this new?
What is it you want: feeling challenged/fulfilled and concentrating at work
Stop procrastinating?

UnquietMindless · 28/09/2023 22:48

Thanks, @CognitiveBehaviouralHypnotherapy. Yes, I want to feel challenged and fulfilled at work while having the work-life balance. I’ve always been a procrastinator, most motivated when it’s nearing the last minute but it seems to have become particularly bad this year / since starting my new job. My mind keeps getting side-tracked / stuck in loops or I’m just sitting there resenting having to do the work when there are other things I want to get on with. I’ve started job-hunting because I cannot imagine doing this for another six months, let alone years.

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