Severe procrastination. Please help plz read

Anon

I’ll keep it short. I have severe procrastination. Doesn’t happen all the time but it does happen most of time with most things. Every time something is due, I find myself struggling to get it done. Even if, especially when completing the task will bring in much needed money. You’d think that would be a big motivator but I literally will watch paint dry or research the cost of living in some other random place than get the task complete. I feel like I am unable to rest well when I have unfinished business but that isn’t enough to make me complete the task. Sometimes I even do something productive that I have been meaning to do in order to avoid completing the more important time sensitive task. This usually isn’t THAT much of an issue but since it is effecting my work and income more often, I really need to get a grip! Please help! What is this and how do I just get over it?

ANSWERS THE QUESTIONS YOU MAY ASK:

*making lists and checking them off has always been helpful and makes me feel accomplished. *Breaking the task down into smaller chunks doesn’t work for my work tasks as well because after 2 or 3 it f my 24 tasks I’ll drift off and may not return for a long while, rather than taking a short break.

*I can usually ignore feelings of disappointment but it gets worse the closer I am to the deadline. I will sometimes become too anxious to complete the task and too disappointed to let myself rest. The morning that everything is due I’m usually on task because I have to overcompensate for all the procrastination I did when I had ample time before it was due. The work gets turned in but my body does suffer, being that I’m in hyperdrive the next morning after very little sleep staying up not working OR sleeping. And feelings stuck.