[bcarlyle]

I'm a clinical psychologists who work with ADHD patients and others who procrastinate.

Many believe their self-worth is tied to personal accomplishments.

This trips you up because procrastination creates a negative feedback loop where the lack of action creates anxiety that increases inaction.

If you can't follow the mantra that you should "forgive yourself" because it feels to corny it might be easier to think:

The most effective thing for me to do right now is to forgive myself because the time I spend beating myself up is energy wasted.

This might be less elegant then just simply forgiving yourself but it might work.