{"id":119,"date":"2022-04-11T09:39:06","date_gmt":"2022-04-11T09:39:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.sensa.health\/?p=119"},"modified":"2024-01-23T08:48:42","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T08:48:42","slug":"how-lindsay-rebounded-from-depression-by-overcoming-her-life-long-procrastination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sensa.health\/blog\/how-lindsay-rebounded-from-depression-by-overcoming-her-life-long-procrastination\/","title":{"rendered":"How Lindsay Rebounded From Depression by Overcoming Her Life-Long Procrastination"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Discover the secrets behind her happy and plentiful life.<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

At the age of 34, Lindsay has come a long way to feeling a tremendous sense of relief after life-long procrastination.<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spare yourself the pain she endured and overcome your procrastination before it takes the same toll on you as it did on her.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although she managed to come out the other side a much happier and healthier person, the journey to get here was one she wouldn\u2019t wish on anybody. <\/span>Here\u2019s why:<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lindsay was a procrastinator from an early age. <\/b>In grade school, her teachers would warn her that the habit of waiting till the last minute to complete her tasks would come back to bite her someday.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNeedless to say, their guidance went in one ear and straight out the other,\u201d she says.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It continued through college, but she still graduated without <\/span>too<\/span><\/i> much stress. Of course, she had to pull a few all-nighters, but that was just part of being a college student, as far as she knew.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBesides, if I screwed up, I was the only one who would be hurt,\u201d she told herself.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When she started a family of her own, all that changed.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/span>Paying the Price<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Does having responsibility come with a price? In the past, when Lindsay would manage to squeeze out a project despite her procrastination, she felt an enormous sense of relief. \u201cDamn, I did it!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

But when <\/span>procrastination started to affect her family<\/b> directly \u2013 that feeling of getting one over on the world turned into a constant sense of anxiety.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSuddenly, my procrastination made life more difficult for my loved ones.\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Putting everything off until the last minute when booking a doctor’s appointment for the kids meant they didn\u2019t always get the best care they could have.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

She knew that if she could just <\/span>finally get ahead of things, everything would be simpler<\/b> instead of constantly playing catch-up, and her family would be better off.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

But she just couldn\u2019t.<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As her procrastination continued to worsen and cause her family problems, she began to spiral out of control, <\/span>deeper and deeper into depression and anxiety<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNot only did I feel like a massive disappointment for causing all of this, but my day-to-day mood also grew darker and darker.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI was not a nice person to be around.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Naturally, Lindsay\u2019s kids started to pick up on this \u2013 they would go out of their way to interact with their dad instead of her.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat, in turn, made me feel like a <\/span>horrible excuse for both a parent and a human being<\/b>.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/span>The Final Straw<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As Lindsay watched her kids grow up without participating in their lives, cheering on their successes, and helping them up when they stumbled, <\/span>her marriage was on the brink of collapse<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her husband Robert simply couldn\u2019t do it all alone \u2013 especially when he had to spend his time and energy supporting her as well.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSo, he gave me an ultimatum. <\/span>Fix this, or else<\/b>.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even though he felt terrible for having to resort to this, he knew that was the only way to get through to her.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

They looked for and eventually found a therapist to try and understand the cause of her procrastination and <\/span>all the mental anguish that went along with it<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

But that proved to be easier said than done.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

While the therapist was able to help her document exactly how procrastination was associated with her depression, <\/span>actually changing her behavior was a different story<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first thing she tried was, naturally, an assortment of anti-depressants and anti-anxiety medication.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAfter just six months of that, I felt even more disconnected from the world around me and uncertain about life,\u201d says Lindsay.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Procrastination continued to be the way Lindsay dealt with just about everything. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eventually, she wanted to stop taking the medicine, but her husband and therapist were reluctant to replace them without having something else lined up.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then, her husband found another solution.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n

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Introducing Sensa \u2013 a personalized plan designed to eliminate procrastination<\/b>, effectively manage time, harness more happiness and control, and have more energy each day.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

One morning, Lindsay\u2019s husband called her over and showed her the website.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It asked engaging questions regarding the nature of her procrastination and how it made her feel.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Based on her answers, the system, curated by psychologists and wellness professionals, created a personalized plan<\/span> that would allow Lindsay to finally overcome her procrastination<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy husband and I were both pretty skeptical \u2013 after all, nothing else had worked to that point.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFor that very reason, and the fact that they were offering a significantly lower price, meant the program would be considerably cheaper than therapy \u2013 so we decided to give it a go.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

And they haven\u2019t looked back since.<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Naturally, things didn\u2019t magically change overnight. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

But in the grand scheme of things, <\/span>the month it took for Lindsay to start seeing results was a drop in the ocean <\/b>compared to the months of stagnation and <\/span>years of banging her head against the wall before that<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The results did come, and Lindsay\u2019s entire outlook changed.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/span>Up to Cloud 9<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Essentially, what Sensa did was help Lindsay <\/span>rewire her daily routine so that procrastination couldn\u2019t and wouldn\u2019t enter the picture<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt simply made me see that it made no sense to wait to do something when I could do it right away,\u201d says Lindsay.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

That change of outlook broke her free from procrastination, and as she began to take a proactive strategy to life, her self-esteem began to grow exponentially.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI no longer felt like a failure \u2013 I no longer felt like someone no one wanted to be around.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

And that has made a massive difference in my life as a mother and as a professional.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFinally, I feel like I\u2019m not continually playing catch-up, and I hope never to feel that way again.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How amazing is it that all this started with a simple quiz?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Click below to take the Sensa quiz, and your custom anti-procrastination plan will be ready for you in a matter of minutes \u2013 it\u2019s only a matter of choosing to give it a try.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

After all, if your situation is anything like Lindsay\u2019s, there\u2019s so much to gain and almost nothing to lose by trying.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best of luck on your journey!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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