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For some people, procrastination can be persistent and tremendously disruptive to everyday life. For these individuals, procrastination may be symptomatic of a psychological disorder. Procrastination has been linked to a number of negative associations, such as depression, irrational behaviour, low self-esteem, anxiety and neurological disorders such as ADHD. Others have found relationships with guilt[37] and stress.[24] Therefore, it is important for people whose procrastination has become chronic and is perceived to be debilitating to seek out a trained therapist or psychiatrist to investigate whether an underlying mental health issue may be present.[38]

With a distant deadline, procrastinators report significantly less stress and physical illness than do non-procrastinators. However, as the deadline approaches, this relationship is reversed. Procrastinators report more stress, more symptoms of physical illness, and more medical visits,[24] to the extent that, overall, procrastinators suffer more stress and health problems.

Adding before this section Some people can make decisions for the long run but when it comes to immediate decisions, there comes a concept called '"time inconsistency" which can be considered as procrastinating in the present time.

Source: James Clear. "2 HARVARD PROFESSORS DISCOVER WHY WE PROCRASTINATE". GulfInsider, July 31, 2019. Accessed October 3, 2019.