Struck a nerve with your post once again! <3 I too struggle with the all or nothing thinking, and it is happening with my sewing projects themselves. I get stressed if I can finish a project all in one setting (sewing or otherwise) because I worry that if I don't, I won't get back to it. I am self diagnosed with ADHD (the "inattentive" k…
Struck a nerve with your post once again! <3 I too struggle with the all or nothing thinking, and it is happening with my sewing projects themselves. I get stressed if I can finish a project all in one setting (sewing or otherwise) because I worry that if I don't, I won't get back to it. I am self diagnosed with ADHD (the "inattentive" kind), and I recognize that I have troubles starting tasks, which is where the worry about not finishing comes in. If I stop a project before it is done, I may not get back to it because it feels too hard to get started again.
I also struggle with stopping tasks once I have started, which is why I often do finish sewing projects in a day while neglecting any other tasks I should be doing, like eating... or going tot he bathroom... LOL!
Thanks once again for reminding me of/highlighting another, more thoughtful, way to approach projects!
Struck a nerve with your post once again! <3 I too struggle with the all or nothing thinking, and it is happening with my sewing projects themselves. I get stressed if I can finish a project all in one setting (sewing or otherwise) because I worry that if I don't, I won't get back to it. I am self diagnosed with ADHD (the "inattentive" kind), and I recognize that I have troubles starting tasks, which is where the worry about not finishing comes in. If I stop a project before it is done, I may not get back to it because it feels too hard to get started again.
I also struggle with stopping tasks once I have started, which is why I often do finish sewing projects in a day while neglecting any other tasks I should be doing, like eating... or going tot he bathroom... LOL!
Thanks once again for reminding me of/highlighting another, more thoughtful, way to approach projects!
I do the same, especially being unwilling to stop a project once I really get into it.