Procrastination is something that affects nearly everyone at some time or another. When it involves putting off a dreaded task, it is understandable. Even chronic procrastination can sometimes be viewed as a modifiable bad habit.

However procrastination research by mental health professionals has uncovered that chronic procrastination can be a symptom of an underlying neurosis. Often procrastination is used as a form of self-defense, and a way to mask one’s abilities due to low self-esteem. Many chronic procrastinators fall into a broad personality type that includes individuals who have similar traits. Very often these individuals, though of normal to superior … Read the rest of this entry »