# I’m completely frozen

- URL: https://numo.ai/community/obum90k/im-completely-frozen
- Language: en
- Author: @pachis
- Posted: 2025-08-15T18:17:28.345Z
- Tag: question
- Comments: 5
- Likes: 3

I realized that I’m in a perpetual freeze response. I can’t do anything, even things that I really want to do, like hobbies.   
This makes me very upset but I don’t know how to combat this because doing something about it would be \*doing something\* and I can’t.   
I think it’s a mixture of executive dysfunction and perfectionism.

## Comments (5)

### @Nuabeauthes — 2025-08-24T16:30:42.221Z

I put on some cheerful music on for 5 min...and start 1 thing in between 2 episodes for instance.  
Sometimes you won't fo a thing, others you'll do just 2 min, and perhaps you'll find yourself doing more than 5 minutes once your head is in it.  
Good luck, and you're not alone feeling this 💛

### @MicCarol — 2025-08-19T01:24:41.910Z

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### @dkzeb — 2025-08-18T17:53:12.006Z

Honestly, best advice about this I've gotten is; "to want to do stuff, you need to start doing stuff". Basically it means you have to try to do, well, anything - which will then spur confidence in doing other things (at least that works for me). For me personally i try the good old "make your bed" trick, essentially that means that i at least did one thing after tumbling out of sleep - and that sort of motivates me to do other stuff as well. Doesnt always work, and maybe something else would work better for you, but its something; hope it helps :)

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### @hannibällchen — 2025-08-16T01:12:55.134Z

I know this problem very well…. Sometimes I have to change the room/location/ sound/change light situation to get better…

but at other days I just stay frozen until I’m to tired to do something🙈😂

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### @LookASquirrel — 2025-08-15T18:36:40.164Z

You might want to try making a list of four things you want to accomplish and then rate them by importance, even if it’s working on a hobby. I find a short list helps me feel accomplished because then I can see what I want to do and mark it off.

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