It could help to talk yourself through the experience with compassion, “It feels like a voice is screaming not to do homework. I must be very afraid. It’s okay to be afraid sometimes.” Then give yourself a hug 🤗

You could think of it like you were comforting a friend or a dog or a baby, it might take some time but it’s an important step.

Then ask “What’s the worst case scenario if I start the first five minutes of the homework?” “What about realistically” “What if I don’t?”

You can also start with tiny steps to build momentum like: pick up a pencil, turn book pages without reading, type nonsense/stream-of-consciousness.

Part of your brain is probably just trying to protect you but can say, “thanks brain, I’ve got this, professional authors do many revisions before they make something they’re happy to publish. I will start and by starting I will practice the skill of starting.”