Life on autopilot - don't see a future!

Nic510 · 09-11-2016, 12:55 PM

This might sounds strange but I just don't see the point in life and I can't understand how people can say they enjoy life. What's to enjoy?
It feels like my life is on autopilot. Everyday is the same and time is passing without me even knowing. Waking up exhausted, struggling to get through the day - just to have to get up and do the same thing the next day. Completely drained of energy and motivation - I'm stuck in this cycle with no way out.
Everyone seem so to know what they want out of life but I just don't see that. I don't see a future at all. There's nothing I want out of life - no jobs I want or will enjoy, I don't care about any relationships & I don't want kids. So what's the point in life when the future holds nothing?

Sooty · 10-11-2016, 11:11 AM

Hi Nic,

I think that there is a future for everyone and if you're unsure what you would like your future to hold you just haven't found your passion yet. Is there anything you enjoy doing? What do you do for work at the moment? Are you on any medication at all at the moment? It sounds like perhaps you're stuck in a real rut of feeling run down and depressed and maybe a little help from some medication could lift you and give you the motivation to make some positive changes in your life?

Sophie.x

Unbreakable. · 13-11-2016, 06:09 AM

Are you receiving any kind of treatment for your depression?

Nic510 · 14-11-2016, 10:43 PM

There's nothing I enjoy doing - I used to love sport, in particular football. I used to play and coach football but I've got no interest in it now whatsoever.
I work in retail at the minute, not the best job but it pays the bills.

In regards to my depression - I'm not currently on any medication. I was on antidepressants for 5 years but stopped them at the start of this year as they were no longer helping. I'm still seeing a psychologist at the minute which is slightly helpful & ive recently started a DBT group which I'm hoping will make a difference to my mood & behaviour e.g. Self harming. But I just don't see a future at all or a way out of this mess.

Unbreakable. · 14-11-2016, 11:06 PM

Not seeing a way out is a symptom of your depression and not factual.
Everyone who ever recovered from any sort of mental illness or addiction believed there was no way out.

Some people find it helpful to push themselves to do activities they used to enjoy because after a while the feeling of indifference is shifting and they slowly learn to enjoy it again. Do you think this is something you could try?