I guess I'm here (=dreamwidth) permanently now.

LJ feels like a sinking ship, so, being the rat that I am, I suppose I should leave. (German proverb/saying: "The rats are leaving the sinking ship.")

Also, here's a question:

The last four months have been a resounding confirmation that I *can't* handle working life *and* a social life *and* the rest of my private life in parallel. I've been pretty much completely unable to communicate with anyone not directly work-related, and I've neglected everything else, too (including important things like completing all kinds of really urgent, important paperwork about my move, etc., as well as fun things like writing, knytting, or planning my holidays.)

Since this is unacceptable and even dangerous (I've ignored some incredibly important snail mail, among other things), it needs to change. So, the question is: Is there a method to increase your ability to handle several important things at once? I mean, short of taking some kind of drug?

Barring that - a method for making myself efficient, that is -

I'd also be quite happy to just *know what this is that I have*. Because I'm sure that some psychologist or neurologist somewhere has defined this as a disorder of some sort.

It can't be depression, because I rarely - if ever - feel down (in a less than superficial way), and I also think that the intensity of my emotions in general is normal, more or less - perhaps even stronger than normal, but certainly not weaker. I'd say I experience normal amounts of contentment and joy in my daily life.

It can't be chronic fatigue, because there's no physical component. I get *mentally* exhausted, not physically.

So, what can this be? (ADHD? Don't think so.)

A case of super-hyper-extreme introversion, with even just the prospect of - even just virtual! - social interaction draining me completely?

And what's with the non-social procrastination issues? Because I have those, too. E.g. I routinely fail to open letters, even if they're from, say, my electricity provider, or my lawyer. And when I finally do open them, it often takes me weeks or months to reply to them, which is of course completely unacceptable.

And why am I so terrified of grading my first set of essays and term papers?

I've moved to dreamwidth.

Would be happy to friend you there, if you have an account. Maybe I'll even occasionally manage to actually read my flist there? Who knows. Gah, I suck at social media. I really wish I didn't.

http://hmpf.dreamwidth.org/

Brits!

I'll be in Britain from August 19 through September 12. September 9-10 I'll be attending a conference (in London), but the rest of that period is up for grabs. I haven't been able to do *any* planning at all yet, except for buying a return ticket Germany-UK.

This means: if you'd like to meet up, now's the time to make plans.