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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Aberzanzorax" data-source="post: 5696827" data-attributes="member: 64209">Pentius and Dannyalcatraz have it right.  I was going for my doctorate in clinical psychology. I, too, have a problem with procrastination. In the end I quit grad school with just my masters degree (because we have a young son and my wife is a doctor so my flexible schedule is very valuable to our family). I had finished all 3 years of school, done 2 practicums (like 1/2 time, but year long internships) and done about half of my dissertation. But, I'll be honest, procrastination on the dissertation was also a huge factor in quitting. Thing is, I was away from my friends, and couldn't game during that period. So I came onto message boards and bought lots of D&D rules books that I read. Then I realized that was procrastinating...so I limited the time I did that. So then I put on the radio while I was working (and spent more time listening than working). Ok. No radio. So then I started noticing all those chores around the house that needed to be done. I HATE vacuuming. But there I was, vacuuming instead of doing my disertation. I actually think that if I was SUPPOSED to vacuum I might have flipped it and done my dissertation to procrastinate from vaccuming!   The point of that story is that procrastination is the issue. Gaming is not the issue. The other point is that I know a little bit about it from a clinical sense, and there ARE means to improve your style to not procrastinate. If you're in college, most colleges have counselors/therapists that can help with this issue (often free for students, btw). It IS an issue if it's ruining your life. You should go and see someone. At worst they don't help you and you've wasted an hour. At best they help you figure out a solution to the problem (and probably a less painful solution than no more fun outlets for you, as you seem to be attempting).  These are two fairly good sites that provide some information.<a href="http://http-server.carleton.ca/~tpychyl/tips.html" target="_blank">Treatment and Self-Help for Procrastination</a> <a href="http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-procrastination-equation/201101/crazy-procrastinating-maybe" target="_blank">Crazy for Procrastinating? Maybe | Psychology Today</a>  Good luck to ya!</blockquote>

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