Posted by Susan J on September 15, 2003, at 15:36:46
In reply to Motivation, posted by fallsfall on September 15, 2003, at 15:14:29
Arrrrgh! I know just what you mean. Motivation was one of the first things I lost when I became depressed, and it still hasn't come back full force. I didn't start getting motivated until I went on Wellbutrin. I hate that it's tied to a drug, though. Paxil made it even worse, so I dumped that drug, much to my therapist's dismay.
But I think you should concentrate on the things you *did* do today. Perhaps try a little more tomorrow. I don't really have any good suggestions for you, cuz I'm still battling with it myself. I'll ask my therapist about it tomorrow and let you know if she has any good insight. :-)
My motivation may come from within, for things I desperately care about (clean house) to being influenced by outside things (usually a type of punishment) for things like paying bills, getting work done.
I *do* know one thing. I haven't been able to do much work at *work* the past few months. I knuckled down over the weekend because of a talk with my boss, and I got some done! And once I get some done, it's easier to do some more. I hope that trend continues.
Another thing that helps me is to make sure I get up at a reasonable hour on days I'm not working. It would be so easy to sleep until 1pm on weekends if I wanted to. No time left in the day to do stuff, especially since I'm moving slowly. But I make myself get up at 9am now, and even though I'm not running all day every day, I do manage to get a bit more accomplished.
Good luck, maybe my therapist knows something magical and I'll share. :-)
Susan
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