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Laziness/lack of motivation.
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RE: Laziness/lack of motivation.
I don't have the same condition as you, so I'm not really qualified to comment. All I can say from my own experience with depression is that it seems to follow the principle of inertia: An object at rest tends to stay at rest, and an object in motion tends to stay in motion. So each time I've managed to get out of a depression, it's because I took baby steps to get the ball rolling a little: at the worst, I literally made it my goal just to get out of bed by a certain time; then, to make the bed, eat breakfast and take a shower by a certain time, etc.

I've found by keeping a steady "acceleration"-- that is, by trying to do a little more and more each day, I can sometimes go from full-blown depression to a motivated, productive lifestyle. I've also learned that positive momentum will carry through until either I "reward" myself with a break from my success, or I get ill.

So my advice is just to find little things you can do that make you feel good about yourself-- cleaning your room, whatever, and just baby-step it up until you're running on all cylinders again.
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Laziness/lack of motivation. - by MysticKnight - January 9, 2015 at 3:29 pm
RE: Laziness/lack of motivation. - by c172 - January 9, 2015 at 4:24 pm
RE: Laziness/lack of motivation. - by MysticKnight - January 9, 2015 at 6:22 pm
RE: Laziness/lack of motivation. - by AtheistMom - January 9, 2015 at 6:39 pm
RE: Laziness/lack of motivation. - by MysticKnight - January 9, 2015 at 6:54 pm
RE: Laziness/lack of motivation. - by Regina - January 10, 2015 at 12:37 pm
RE: Laziness/lack of motivation. - by robvalue - January 10, 2015 at 12:42 pm
RE: Laziness/lack of motivation. - by bennyboy - January 10, 2015 at 8:50 pm
RE: Laziness/lack of motivation. - by Creed of Heresy - January 11, 2015 at 3:09 pm
RE: Laziness/lack of motivation. - by MysticKnight - January 11, 2015 at 3:12 pm
RE: Laziness/lack of motivation. - by robvalue - January 11, 2015 at 3:52 pm
Laziness/lack of motivation. - by KUSA - January 11, 2015 at 3:58 pm
RE: Laziness/lack of motivation. - by Creed of Heresy - January 11, 2015 at 4:13 pm
RE: Laziness/lack of motivation. - by watchamadoodle - January 11, 2015 at 6:55 pm
RE: Laziness/lack of motivation. - by Violet - January 12, 2015 at 12:03 pm
RE: Laziness/lack of motivation. - by MysticKnight - March 16, 2018 at 12:00 am



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