Author: psy

We have all heard the standard psychology of goal setting: “If you’re stuck, just break it down into small steps.” Whether it’s in a self-help book or a session with a therapist, this is the go-to advice for overcoming a lack of motivation or building micro-habits. The idea is that if the task is small…

Note: This post is a follow-up to my previous article, “Why Knowing Too Much About Psychology Kept Me Stuck in My Head.” If you haven’t read Part 1 yet, you can find it here. Moving from Analysis to the Body In my previous post, I shared how my knowledge of psychology actually kept me trapped…

If you have been looking for psychotherapy tips, how to make therapy work, or why you feel numb in therapy, you might relate to my story. When I started therapy, I had some information about how the process was supposed to go. I knew some basic ideas about psychology and how the mind works. I…

I’ve often found that the harder I try to get something exactly right, the worse the result becomes. The problem isn’t the effort itself; it’s the obsession with the small details. When I get stuck trying to perfect every tiny part, I end up losing the whole thing. It’s a frustrating cycle where overthinking actually…

We often believe that the more we want something, the harder we will work to get it. But for me, reality was the exact opposite. For a long time, I was haunted by the question of why my investments kept failing and why the stability I craved felt so unreachable. In my desperate search for…

Most people talk about burnout as if it’s just being “really tired.” In my experience, that’s a dangerous understatement. It isn’t just a lack of motivation; it’s a total biological and mental collapse. At my lowest point, I was sleeping 20 hours a day. It wasn’t that I was “refusing” to stay awake or fighting…

We’ve all had those moments. Something that used to give you a genuine buzz suddenly feels like a total drag. You remember when you couldn’t wait to get started, but now, you just find yourself stuck in a cycle of procrastination. It’s that heavy feeling where even the things you’re “passionate” about start to feel…

If you’ve ever tried to overcome perfectionism, you know how frustrating advice like “just let it go” or “done is better than perfect” can feel. When you are stuck in a cycle of procrastination and analysis paralysis, those phrases sound irresponsible. You can’t simply switch off your high standards or the anxiety that comes with…

A few years ago, nothing was working out. My career, my life—everything. My only remaining solution was to “work harder.” I became obsessive, pushing myself to the limit every single day. But instead of progress, it backfired into a severe burnout. I was paralyzed by a strange kind of exhaustion, sleeping 20 hours a day.…