Aversion to Tackling Problems

[this probably needs a shorter title but I couldn't think of one]

Things that might work if you are currently feeling like this
None of these are 100% but they sometimes work for me:
 * Meditate. Personally I use the buddhify app because it has guided meditations for lots of situations, including "Feeling Stressed". You'll probably cry a bit during, but afterwards you'll be sufficiently calm and non-anxious to actually do something about something.
 * If you are feeling this way because there are a lot of things you need to do but haven't done, pick whichever one of the things is easiest to do (for me, this is often something cleaning-related) and do it. After one thing is done, the others will seem less impossible.
 * If none of the tasks seem easy enough to be doable, is there a small subtask you can do? Like looking up information, or putting away three things.
 * Starting is often the hardest part. So if you can just gather your courage for a moment and e.g. open the appropriate file on your computer, the rest might be easier. (my dad describes this as, "If you're scared of doing something, just do it before you have time to overthink it")
 * Avoiding "should" statements and thinking directly about what you really prefer: see this blog post.

Ways to not get into this situation in the first place

 * Try very hard to do things *before* the deadline gets too close.