If your mind is constantly racing about the millions of things you want to get done but you can't get out of bed to do them, you probably suffer from LPOCD (Lazy Person Obsessive Compulsive Disorder). This is a serious disorder in which your to-do list is larger than your motivation at all times. Even the littlest of things must be completed in order for you to get a good night's sleep...so you just never get a good night's sleep.
LPOCD mainly targets college students. Their big dreams and aspirations of all that they can do with their lives leaves them vulnerable to overachievement and the need to fulfill their desire to make something of themselves. Without any real experience in reaching their goal, their to-do lists are on average drastically higher than individuals of other age groups.
I blame living in this constant state of ambitious procrastination on being a dreamer. Having dreams is healthy and keeps us working towards something bigger, but when you have big dreams and OCD, the result is feeling like anything and everything must be complete in order to work toward your dreams. Whether it be getting an A in a class or patenting something that will change the world, you really need to fold your laundry first and organize your closet by color. Before you know it, all the ambition you put toward your cleaning habits has drained you from feeling like writing the paper that's due tomorrow.
Naturally, LPOCD springs into full effect when your list of things to do is at its longest. As a result, the overwhelming desire to get everything done at once creates the side effect of increased stress and lack of sleep until all tasks on your to-do list have at least been started. The contradiction of this illness leads to no real cure other than forcing yourself to get things done no matter how tired, lazy, and frustrated you may be.
There may not be a way to cure LPOCD once you have dug yourself into the deep hole that procrastination may create, but there is a way to prevent it: moderation. If everyone tried to accomplish everything they need to do in one day, nothing would be done to its highest potential. It's okay to have a lot to get done, but the better you manage your time to do it, the more accomplished you can feel when it is complete. Doing everything in moderation can prevent your risk of LPOCD by up to 50 percent, and all those dreams and aspirations that you have for yourself can become a reality sooner than you think.
