No Motivation

[yomo]

I've been having a real problem with getting motivated because of my depression. This has been happening for a while, and I don't really know what to do about it.

I hate forcing myself to do things all the time, and at night I feel like I haven't accomplished anything even if I did. I also feel bad because my depression keeps me from studying as often as I would like.

Does anyone have any tips? :Undecided: Meds aren't an option just yet.

[lord of luck]

hi there,
depression causes non-motivation really easily... are you going to a counselor for the time being? mine got bad enough that my therapist told me she thought i needed meds just for a six or nine month period so i can get other areas of my life on track. perhaps that would be a less invasive/scary idea?
hope that youre doing ok hun <3

[yomo]

hi there,
depression causes non-motivation really easily... are you going to a counselor for the time being? mine got bad enough that my therapist told me she thought i needed meds just for a six or nine month period so i can get other areas of my life on track. perhaps that would be a less invasive/scary idea?
hope that youre doing ok hun <3

I am not, my school has one that I've wanted to visit but it takes me about an hour to get home by bus so I like to get home asap. Not really an excuse, but that's mainly what's been keeping me from going, plus the fact that the semester is nearly over so I didn't want to start anything like that before my winter break.

I'm getting a new doctor in February so I plan on discussing everything with her and hopefully can get me set up with what I need :) I just need to figure out what to do until then I suppose, maybe I can start going to the counselor after break is over?

I hope you're doing ok too :-), I wasn't feeling the greatest earlier but I am feeling slightly better.

[lord of luck]

ya dont make things more stressful than they need to be if you start counseling. perhaps you could be keeping a journal or something to help you record your moods till you get in with a counselor for the first time?
i'm glad about the new doctor, hopefully that will be of a help!

[Ballerina123]

I've been the same lately and I'm a little bit behind on my uni work because my depression has reduced my motivation.

I have found that giving my self a small task list helps a lot. Like I sometimes just do 10min study sessions then at least I'm doing some of it rather than none of it.

Dunno if that will help you

[crazykat]

Depression can make things so hard, especially with motivation. My advice is to try not to overwhelm yourself with trying to accomplish too much but instead set goals that are achievable. If you try to do too much at once it just makes it feel even more overwhelming and makes it harder to stay motivated. Perhaps you could set yourself one small goal a day, even write it down the night before so then you can look back on it to remind you of what you have achieved. All the best xx

[yomo]

Thank you all for your feedback! :Smile: I will try and keep things manageable, I have actually started making small lists and have found that they do help, plus they make me feel more accountable for getting them done that day, but I know that if I need to push off some things to the next day that I can.

[crazykat]

That is good to hear that the lists are helping you but that your also keeping it so that it is still manageable.