Once you begin down the path of facing and tackling your problems, you’ll need to consciously put some time in your diary for activities that can take your mind off your problems.
Taking your mind off your problems is different to running away from them. You acknowledge that they exist, but you accept that if you try to tackle everything at once, you are likely to feel overwhelmed by it all or risk burnout.
It’s worth noting that you will get more done and tackle more problems in the long run if you give yourself a bit of downtime in between periods of sustained effort.
The trick is not to fall into a false sense of security and spend too long on leisure activities in any one go. You risk losing your momentum if you don’t get back to the issues at hand within a reasonable timeframe.
What is a reasonable timeframe will depend on your circumstances and mental health, but your intuition will be able to guide you. At some point, you’ll just know that you’ve rested long enough and that you should begin to find solutions to your problems once again.
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