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Yeah I'm definitely finding it hard to relax. There's always this nagging in the back of my mind "you're wasting time, do something more productive".
It sucks and I don't know how to stop.
It's self care. It's okay to have leisure time, in fact it's normal and human and healthy. Do your best to quell those self sabotaging thoughts and enjoy! You're allowed to enjoy things guilt-free, but if you require permission then it is granted 😂
Permission accepted :)
Yeah, and I was so antsy I couldn’t even focus to be productive. Make it make sense.
That's the exact feeling. So i end up walking laps around the park near my house.
I don’t even go for walks anymore because my block has ferals
I think you’ve just got to come to terms with that it’s not a waste of time and just gradually change your viewpoint on things.
You’re having some recreational time to yourself, would you feel any different if you read a book, listened to a podcast, movie or watched tv or did something socially?
I think this is left over from when I wasn't working. It's left an imprint on both my space and my state of mind.
Going to have dinner and try to settle into some gaming :)
I often feel like I'm "not allowed" to do nothing, especially when there is housework or similar I "should" be doing. I feel enormous guilt at the "wasted time," even though it's actually really important. My parents especially would have frowned at the periodic inactivity, but they aren't living my life.