Coping Mechanism

“I force myself to look at [a long writing project] every day, even for just 15 mins, so that it doesn’t become scary.” suzannescanlon.tumblr.com/post/324596811…

— Emily Books (@Emily_Books) October 15, 2012

I force myself to look at [the sink full of dirty dishes] every day, even for just 15 mins, so that it doesn’t become scary.

I force myself to look at [my impressive laundry pile] every day, even for just 15 mins, so that it doesn’t become scary.

I force myself to look at [1 hairy spider] every day, even for just 15 mins, so that it doesn’t become scary.

I force myself to look at [the clump of hair in the shower drain] every day, even for just 15 mins, so that it doesn’t become scary.

I force myself to look at [my account balances] every day, even for just 15 mins, so that it doesn’t become scary.

(I think this might work, actually).

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