down and demotivated...

I have so much work to do right now and I just don't know where to start... I feel that I am not able to think, or at least not as much as I would like to. I feel irritated. I feel hopelessly demotivated and somehow down.

I should be grateful that I am at school, but at this moment it's all whatever... it only means I will have to get up in the morning for next 40 years.

/end rant.

I am still trying to push myself to do what I gotta, because... well, I wanna stay in school for time being and don't want to screw up.

hi VenusHalley- I know all too well how difficult it is to get going when you are feeling down. You are lucky to be getting an education and If you just think about the impact that a few years of studying will have on the rest of your life financially and otherwise versus no education. What kind of jobs will you be qualified to do? One of my biggest regrets is not getting an education past high school even though I was certainly bright enough to do so. I am sending positive thoughts and hugs you way. Feel better soon.

I'm sorry that you are feeling so down and out of it right now. Stay strong and know that you can always see the light at the end of the tunnel. I hope the best for you and your studious. Sorry I can't be of much help but the people here on PC are here to support you. Believe in yourself. You will make it through this down part in your life!

I am in the same place....

with you on that demotivation thing....

some days work/school just sucks... keep on battleing, set small goals and reward yourself for everything you accomplish no matter how small...

You need to break it all into little pieces. Prioritise things that need to be done. And then reward yourself for every small achievement. I have also battled to study with BP and depression getting in the way, but it can be done

thanks for support, sweet people.

still feeling the same. I really really need to work on this paper, but ideas just won't come. I hate this

I start writing nonsense, usually how much I hate it or how stupid it is, then flow into what I'm meant to be writing, break it up into what ideas you need to cover with headings and then flesh them out...

Make sure you remove the nonsense bit before you hand in, I forgot last time!!!!!

i feel the exact same way. lately i choose to do things i enjoy, like art work, and then i feel proud of myself for actually doing something worthwhile. sometimes that makes me think "well, if i can do that, then i can do my work, too". i have an unbelievable amount of work and studying to do and a ton of huge tests approaching, and school is just wearing me out, and giving me anxiety, im almost afraid to even go there. i feel like i just get too overwhelmed by it all. im so mentally dull and i cant concentrate. but i think ill make it through. i think you will too. goodluck.

what is your paper about? sometimes its easier if you can tweak it and focus on something you actually can write about, like channeling the emotions you're feeling. like the other day i had to write a paper on macbeth, and i was really angry at superficial people, so i wrote about what a terrible superficial person lady macbeth is and it helped me get my feelings out. unfortunately most papers are pretty straightforward :/