my psychiatrist is great but she's all sEt ConCrete gOaLs
and
wHaT hAvE yOu DOnE iN tHE LasT tHrEe mOnTHs
I still have my job and I'm bathing regularly isn't that enough

@georgia maybe shes trying to push you towards new goals. learning X, improving Y, or something like that.

@okl
she's totally right that i could be doing and should be aiming to do more but still it stresses me out so much I feel like vomiting

@georgia @okl

Something that helps me in this regard is thinking this, "If I were born a peasant 500 years back, would they talk to me about what to do or just beat me until I did it or died"? It helps me do stuff at least, but certainly doesn't help me liking it.

@nerdman @georgia that sounds pretty brutal, but if it works for you then why not.
i usually calm myself down by thinking about the worst thing that can happen, which is being back in the place that i started from before trying to achieve X, just having gained experience in what to do/not to do the next time. failure is fine in most first world cases, people forget fast, but that doesn't mean that effort isn't appreciated.
doesn't apply to everything though, but i've found that thought helpful.