Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones ..
I sense that you are dealing with something similar to what I'm going through (but vocalized entirely different).
I'm in a good place in life, I KNOW I could do more but I'm OK with where I am. I have the desire to do more, but no motivation. I know I can merrily float along and keep doing what I'm doing, and I'm relatively happy. But, I know there is more to life than that. I find new projects and new things to do and I start them with DREAD because I fear change and I fear not being perfect at everything. I then do well, and am happy again where I am .. but then I don't want to do anymore. I'm floating again. I don't know if this is the same thing or just my own weirdness.
Anyway, I deal with procrastination a lot as a result of this, so I started looking for books on procrastination. I wanted to try and fix this problem because it was hindering me.
What I discovered was REBT (Rational Emotive-Behaviour Therapy). Wow. It's amazing. I'm starting to punch down walls that I built a long time ago. It feels so easy with no anxiety. I'm able to see my irrational thoughts and laugh at how stupid they are and start replacing them with rational GOOD thoughts & beliefs.
So yes, I'm starting to achieve happiness & motivation at the same time. It's working, but *I* have to work at it too. The interesting thing is that I have to stop procrastinating about this to cure my procrastination *G* How ironic is that?
Some websites ..
http://www.rebt.org http://www.threeminutetherapy.com
The latter is the therapist I'm working with, I really recommend reading the excerpts from his book.
BTW, I think REBT would be fantastic with the paraliminals.
So, this response doesn't deal with using Paraliminals to 'fix' this problem because I think it takes more interaction. It'll take some fighting with yourself to win yourself over to the happy/productive side.
Just my thoughts!
