to explain more, or i suppose give context, it happens like this for me: i’ll feel anxious, and my brain will try to convince me if i just go do every last thing on my chore list, it’ll relieve my anxiety. i’m finding it harder and harder to just relax because i keep doing things when they don’t even need to be done, like getting groceries or doing small loads of laundry just so i have nothing on my list at all. having dirty clothes on my floor doesn’t even trigger my anxiety really, and yet my brain will tell me i HAVE TO DO IT NOW or i’ll never feel better til i do. it’s fucking killing me at times. i’m awake til 4.30 am and my brain just keeps thinking of things to force me to do. the few people i have for support are obviously asleep and i’d never wake them over this but i feel so alone and helpless when it won’t go away. i know progress isn’t linear but it hurts so badly when you’re doing well and then have a bad night and all your usual coping mechanisms don’t work