""The public is likely not aware of the role or extent that the nervous system plays in our day-to-day lives and how it informs our well-being," said Chicago-based psychotherapist Cathy Ranieri. "In the workplace, when we feel overwhelmed, overworked, or nervous about our job ... the nervous system reacts by assessing it as a potential threat to our safety. For some, this kicks on the fight-or-flight response ... For many people, especially at work, it kicks on the freeze response: procrastination.""
""Anxiety fuels procrastination by creating a 'flight' response," said Jordan White, a licensed clinical social worker in Florida and Illinois who focuses on adults with anxiety. "Someone with anxiety will feel a need to avoid the topic or task because completing or thinking about completing the task creates a deep worry for them, whether it's a thought that they would fail or whether it's a thought of 'I'm not good enough.'""
The nervous system interprets workplace overwhelm, overwork, or job-related nervousness as potential threats, triggering protective responses. For some people, the response activates fight-or-flight reactions; for many at work the response triggers a freeze reaction that appears as procrastination. Procrastination often functions as avoidance, a coping technique common in untreated anxiety, rather than a voluntary choice or laziness. Avoiding tasks can temporarily reduce distress but tends to increase worry and worsen anxiety over time. Anxiety can generate thoughts of failure or feelings of not being good enough that drive continued avoidance.
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