(January 9, 2015 at 3:29 pm)MysticKnight Wrote: I've been told when it comes to schizophrenia, laziness is not really laziness, because it's not us just not wanting to do something but a symptom of the illness which makes us have lack of will or motivation that makes it harder to do things.
But it awfully feels like laziness, but a type that is very hard to overcome.
Every time there is an episode, negative symptoms get worse.
It's never been this bad for me. I feel so lazy. I just don't know how to overcome it.
I've had 6 episodes, and I think the last one really did it for me it terms of damage. I never been this lazy in my life. (I know we're not suppose to call it laziness, but it feels like laziness).
I wish I was motivated and was doing things. But I waste my days barely doing anything.
What does the medical field say on how to overcome this?
As someone with borderline personality disorder and type 2 bipolar personality disorder, trust me, it's not really laziness.
It's hard to be motivated when you don't feel things like other people do. What seems like routine daily activities become disconnected from your drive to perform the tasks.
Only thing people like you and me can do is go through therapy and medication to treat the issues as best we can, and then go from there. Tell you this much, though; you won't be able to overcome this on your own. This isn't some Hollywood feel-good movie where determination and strength and blah blah blah is all it takes to pull ourselves up by our bootstraps to become millionaires; we're fighting against ourselves. And we need help. No shame in seeking it, just as there's no shame in a cancer patient seeking chemotherapy, or a diabetic seeking insulin injections, or someone with pneumonia seeking antibiotics.
Disease is disease, be it viral or mental. Only way to treat it is with medical help.
