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Old Jul 25, 2009, 09:30 PM
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Martina Martina is offline
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I've been in therapy since April 2008. For a while we were doing great, she really helped me. But it seems like we've hit a brick wall.

Lately, I have been struggling with finding motivation. I lost my job in January, and I lost it because I couldn't drag my butt out of bed in the mornings and get to work. I was lazy.

Now, being unemployed, I sleep way too much. Like until 11:00 or noon. And the worst part is...I leave my daughter watching TV or playing with her toys all alone, while I sleep. It's really bad.

I also lack the drive to lose weight. I weigh 230 pounds at 5'4" tall. I gained 50 pounds on Zyprexa, but I can't blame it all on the med - I was eating crappy and not exercising.

I have every reason in the world to lose weight. I could be diabetic. I am disgusted with how I look. My husband is not attracted to me anymore. There are so many reasons, yet I still can't do it.

Yet I voiced all these concerns to my psych nurse, and she was no help at all. She said that basically she can't wake up in the morning for me. I know that! But can't she help me figure out WHY I can't wake up???

Do you have any idea why I would be so un-motivated?

I'm medicated enough that she says it should not be depression, and I really don't feel overall depresed.
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Martina
30 year old wife & mom to a 5 year old girl
Bipolar Disorder and Borderline Personality Disorder