Posted by Jane D on May 30, 2001, at 16:04:18
In reply to Motivation ?!, posted by jimmygold70 on May 30, 2001, at 9:27:29
> I'm so lazy. I can't motivate myself to do anything. Acually (though my physical condition can't justify that) I function like I'm 100% handicapped. Everything goes on so slowly, nothing gets done.
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> I have been diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder, rapid-cycling bipolar disorder, social phobia, whatever... My shrink says that my laziness is a part of my pseronality structure he's seen with other borderlines, and that he can do nothing about it.
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Jimmy,I've never been sure just what "personality structure" means. I tend to suspect it really means "we don't know how this works yet". Once we find drugs that work on a set of symptons we stop describing the symptons as personality. SSRI's helped do this for BPD, atypical depression, OCD. Motivation may be the next to follow.
If what you've experienced is specifically low energy then Sal's list of suggestions may help. I personally think that motivation can be separate from energy. If it IS a separate problem, SSRI's like fluoxetine may not be a good choice. They may really be part of the problem.
You might want to take a look at the following from the "Tips" link at the top of the page. The first link mentions SSRI's causing motivation problems. The second discusses a mechanism. Keep in mind that both are several years old. So far as I know the ideas in them are not outdated but I'm not sure.
http://www.dr-bob.org/tips/split/SSRIs-and-apathy.html
http://www.dr-bob.org/tips/split/Reboxetine.htmlJane
poster:Jane D
thread:64725
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