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Old 23-03-2012, 12:45 PM   #1
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Struggling with motivation

I don't think this is serious enough for "serious" but I do feel I am struggling lately with "normal" things.

Time just seems to fly past and I sit and do nothing all day. I'm not "losing" time as such - I know where I am, and what I'm doing, but I do seem to lack focus and get easily distracted. I went for a shower yesterday and an hour after I got out of the shower I was still sitting on the bed with towels on just stroking my dogs, instead of getting dressed - I knew that I should move, but I didn't realise I had been sitting there over an hour. There have been similar things at Uni, like I'll get to Uni at 10am and plan on just checking my emails and starting work at 10.30am. The next thingI know it's 2pm and I've done nothing but internet surf all morning!

At home I find I am not doing the household jobs like washing up, ironing, cooking etc for similar reasons, and I'm forgetting silly things like to take my pill, or to have a meal unless I have external cues (e.g I eat lunch at Uni, but forget at home)

Boyfriend says it is laziness, and he may be right. I can find the motivation for certain things, like walking the dogs, and going to Taekwondo, but the things I KNOW need doing, I just can't seem to do.

Any ideas of how to keep track of things?

Alarms don't work because they go off, and I think "oh, I'll go in a minute" and then an hour later I still haven't moved



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Old 23-03-2012, 01:55 PM   #2
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Old 23-03-2012, 05:37 PM   #3
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I don't think this is all that uncommon in general life but probably more common in those with mental health problems.

Please make sure you are getting all the support you can at Uni. You can do this!!!

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Old 25-03-2012, 05:15 PM   #4
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Old 25-03-2012, 05:29 PM   #5
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You're definitely not alone. There are tonnes of things I WANT to be doing, but dont.. I sit on my bedroom floor for hours, literally doing nothing.. O_O Try making a written plan of your day or something, might help? I did it for about day.. hmm. I hope you find the help you're looking for! <3




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Old 25-03-2012, 09:13 PM   #6
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I get this sometimes, I don't really have any suggestions, sometimes I find writing down what I need to do and ticking it off helps and also making sure I don't often have days where I lie in bed forever/surf the net. By making sure I have something planed.



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Old 27-03-2012, 03:18 PM   #7
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There are tonnes of things I WANT to be doing, but dont..
Exactly this.

I am doing a bit better with trying to plan my day/week and knowing exactly what I've got to get done each day, though I still struggle to get started. I'm setting alarms for everything, and trying to make sure I actually move when the alarm goes.

I walk the dogs first thing every morning so I am always out of bed early and doing something, but then I get to Uni and start procrastinating, and my day goes downhill from then on. I'm always exhausted when I get home, despite not doing much all day!

Over the weekend my boyfriend and I spring cleaned our house. It was his decision, and he pushed me along, and we had music on loud whilst we worked and I did actually feel good for doing it. Even pulled up a big plant from the garden and it looks loads better now.

And when I HAVE to, then I manage ok, I find the energy from somewhere, like our fridge broke, and I went to the shops and got ice, and saved all the food that was salvagable by storing it in an ice bucket etc. Instead of breaking down and crying which is what I wanted to do.

But general day to day stuff I fail at. Ironing etc gets left for weeks. Uni I barely work, and when I do it goes wrong. Today 2 days of lab work went in the bin. Probably because I've gone wrong somewhere through not concentrating enough. More worringly, I forgot to take my pill for two days over weekend, it's by the kettle to help me remember, but I still forget, even when I set reminders :/



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Old 27-03-2012, 03:18 PM   #8
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But thank you all so very much for the replies.



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Old 27-03-2012, 11:05 PM   #9
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Getting started is always the hardest.. but Im glad to hear you're doing a bit better after planning your days! Keep at it and stay strong. Your boyfriend can help you through this all too. Also, nothing like a good spring clean! =)




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