🕯️ IFS and Procrastination

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Oct 29
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Procrastination isn’t laziness in IFS—it’s protection. It’s a system negotiating between parts that want action and parts that fear what action might bring.

A perfectionist part may stall, believing it must get everything right first.
A fearful part may freeze to avoid failure or judgment.
A rebellious part may resist control, protecting freedom.

IFS invites gentle curiosity:

“Who’s stopping me from starting?”
“What are you afraid would happen if we moved forward?”

When Self listens, the tension eases. Each part begins to feel understood, not pressured. The energy locked in avoidance starts to flow again.

In IFS, procrastination isn’t the absence of willpower—it’s communication. It’s how the system says, something in here doesn’t feel safe yet.

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