Exercise # 2 Before Scenario

#1 Scenario

One thing that really bothers me and impedes my growth is my anxiety over doing my schoolwork and other life tasks. No matter how much I know I am smart and capable, my anxiety says I can't do it right, whatever right means.

Typical Scenario:

I am given an assignment and put it off till the day before it's due. Then, the day before it's due, I obsess and obsess about doing it, but feel I cannot. I not exactly sue why this pattern keeps repeating itself. I think I am anxious about failing and also, succeeding. But, my mind tells me I usually don't fail 95% of the time I put my mind into my work. The anxiety keeps me from putting my mind to my work. And so, I put it off until I can must up enough courage to do it, or just let it go and fail or drop the class.

This is a self-defeating behavior pattern--what can I do about it?

I get afraid of not being able to focus right when I do my work. I have tried to do my work, but just sit in front of the computer for an hour or so and nothing comes out of my brain that seems right.

Right now, I am writing and my thoughts are clear. Why does it get so bad when I do a paper?