I find myself guilty on that last strain of procrastination: feeling so anxious about being late on a deadline that I end up delaying it even more, closing the

I find myself guilty on that last strain of procrastination: feeling so anxious about being late on a deadline that I end up delaying it even more, closing the loop. Gathering the courage to face the task didn't work so far. Every time I try tackling it I feel it drains so much energy from me that I soon give up, only to feel more guilty afterwards (and with even less disposition to face it from the beginning once again)