Avoiding thoughts just make them Louder
The more I try to get it off, the more impatient it gets
You know that feeling when you’re deep into a Netflix binge, and the next episode starts auto-playing? Yeah, you should probably stop. But wait, laundry is staring at you from the bed, and dishes are breeding something suspicious in the sink. Yet, somehow, your brain seems to tell you that just one more episode is the answer to life’s problems. Spoiler alert: it doesn’t. But trying to avoid your responsibilities is much like trying to avoid your thoughts, it just makes them louder and obnoxious.
Let’s face it, avoidance is easy, like that warm blanket you wrap yourself in when you’re pretending your to-do list doesn’t exist. Who wouldn’t want to step into a world where the worst decision you have to make is whether to watch Friends or The Office for the hundredth time? The mess that awaits you in the real world grows messier by the second. The laundry pile has suddenly come to life. And what’s waiting in that sink?
But what happens when you ignore them? The guilt creeps in. First, it whispers, then it yells. And suddenly, you’re trapped in a mental tug-of-war: “Should I pause Netflix and do the dishes?” “Nah, I’ll just relax a little longer.” But the more you avoid it, the louder that nagging voice gets.
