Hi, my name is Casey (Hi Casey) and I am my own worst enemy. I spend most of my time bullying myself, pressuring myself and trying to make sure I don't disappoint my worst enemy: me. My parents were never particularly strict with me when it came to my grades or my future, so I guess someone had to take the job. I guess that someone is me. It's a tiring and difficult job but I just can't seem to let myself go.

I am my own worst enemy. I am the worst perfectionist procrastinator you will ever meet. I know when I can procrastinate and when I can't and then I still find a way to work even when I procrastinate off-schedule. It's a work in progress. Progress that I'll end up procrastinating. It's a system I'm working on.

In high school, I was particularly terrible at this system, waiting until two or three in the morning to print out a paper due the same day, approximately six hours later. I would stay up entirely too late for a student who had to wake up at 7 a.m. at the very latest each morning to assure my punctuality. I was still late sometimes. I took a two-hour nap every day after school when I didn't have to stay after and when I did have to stay after, it was until late because I was a theater kid.

Theater was a fun way of procrastinating. It still is, but it's not as effective, because, in college, theater doesn't really take a day off. In high school, there were times when we would go to rehearsal but there would be nothing to do. In college, there really isn't ever a time when you have nothing to do, both in and outside of theatrical activities.

College is pretty great because you make your own schedule and you have your own time to delegate your priorities. If you have priorities, you are probably very good at organizing them. If you're like me, however, you probably try to do everything at once and then end up stressing out and only taking a break every few hours to cry. While this isn't healthy and I know it isn't healthy, I keep doing it.

My name is Casey and I am my own worst enemy. What kind of person makes it harder for themselves just because they don't feel like doing the work? I am the slacker in a group for a project that determines your final grade and the group is made up of the one, the only, procrastinating perfectionist, me.

I know that perfection isn't attainable, but I'm gonna pretend I didn't hear myself say that. Maybe I'm just picky, maybe I just like things to be organized. Then why is my room so messy? It's not a priority. Why are my priorities so messy? Great question. Anyone else have any questions I won't be answering anytime soon?

If you're like me, you will push yourself to the edge and then spend most of your break recuperating, because you had to single-handedly lift yourself back up the ledge. If you're like me, you will spend hours and hours working on a small task so you don't have to fry your brain working on a larger task. If you're like me, you'll wait until the last minute and then have several breakdowns and gain anxiety from the anxiety you caused yourself.

Why are we like this? I don't know. I can't seem to fire myself from this job. I can't even lay myself off, it's like I'm feeding off of my own pressure. Maybe I work well under pressure? I think there's a line between pressure and too much pressure, though. Why can't I see the line?

My name is Casey and I am my own worst enemy. I know when to recognize improvement and I know when I've exceeded my expectations that I've done some good work. The only problem is that my expectations are pretty high, even when I swear I'm just trying to do my best. E for Effort, more like Me for Mess.

It's not just with grades and schooling either, I find myself having to do the absolute most in my workplace, in my extracurricular activities and even my sleep schedule. Why aren't I sleeping enough? Well because you're not doing anything in an organized matter? Not good enough.

It's never good enough and I can't seem to figure out why. The only person I'm trying to impress is myself. Why am I so impossible? How can I strive to be better than me?

I like to think I have a strong desire for improvement. I feel like you can never stop improving. You'll never be the best. Even when you're the best at one thing, you still have other areas to improve in. If you're with me so far, you've probably got a similar mindset. Who are you willing to impress if not yourself?

If you are your own worst enemy, know that you are not alone. You are not dumb, you are not 'OCD', you are not sick. You are a human being who wants to improve themselves and while your methods may not be the healthiest, at least you never give up.

If you are your own worst enemy, join us. Tell us your name, your problem and we will welcome you. You will achieve improvement and greatness. You will see a better you. Know that you must accept the you found in the mirror first. Accept the mess on your floor, the frizz in your hair and the clutter in your backpack.

Know that you will improve anything that you put your mind to. Remember that you deserve a break, though and remember to take that break. Remember to embrace relaxation and don't forget this work ethic. Work often but reward more often. You can be your own worst enemy as long as you are your own best friend too.