[designs]

I have no motivation to do anything and there are days that is what I do ..nothing.. How important is it to be with other people? Do others just stay in their houses? This is not a good day as you can see...I am going to dr tomorrow and hope to get on meds that will take me out of this pit....only depressed since Oct when I took on way too many responsibilies including going back to the classroom after being retired for six years. Thanks for listening...or reading.. I am blessed in so many ways...friends and family.. Why, Why am I like this?

[bren]

Yes as a matter of fact, I am going through the exact same thing now. I have no interest in doing anything but sitting right here. I have so much to do, and no motivation what so ever.

[snowflake_48888]

I too have been feeling this way for about a month now. I am on meds, but still get down from time to time. Right now I feel the biggest contributor is winter with its lack of sun and not having any winter activities. Not to mention all the added stress of heating cost and increased light bill, etc. etc. I miss the warmth and sunshine!!

[(JD)]

Yep. I force myself to go to therapy (both physical and psychological therapy) I force myself to try and volunteer with an organization (they seem to think that even on my bad days I do better than a few of them on a good day.. NOW who's got the mental problem??? LOL)

Often I can't even add an LOL to a line. I wasn't able to get up before 1 pm today due to the fact that I had a volunteer meeting last night...and it's too much... fatigue, mental drain , stress...

Yes. force yourself to be with others, do your best. Isolation is not usually the best thing for us. (Though I succumbed to it for 4 years.)

[GreyGoose]

I have no motivation to do anything and there are days that is what I do ..nothing

I hear you loud and clear there!. I am the same way and it kills me when I let a whole day "go to waste" because I feel like I am throwing my life away but that's one of the things depression does to a person...it just zaps you of all motivation and ambition to do anything. I'm taking Celexa now and it helps some but I still don't have the same level of interest in the things I once really enjoyed. I'm like a zombie on auto-pilot most days. - EDITED for typos

- Regards

[Poppet]

Designs, I can relate to you - those nothing days and staying inside the house, I feel quite ashamed of it. I have to force myself to do anything, and feel like such a non-contributor to society !

Sometimes forcing yourself to make contact with others can give you that much needed boost, but sometimes when they don't understand it can make you feel worse ( specially when they've got lives to live and yours has stopped ! ).

I hope you choose 'other ppl' well - a little bird tells me they are pretty good on here....

I am blessed with friends and family too and ask myself 'what have I got to be depressed about ?' - but I have realised that I could have all the external things in th world and I would still be like this. It seems to be about doing too much and not looking after yourself over periods of years, even a lifetime.............

I hope things begin to improve once you get those meds.

Keep on one step/day at a time......Poppet

[mrobinson]

I feel the exact same. My friends want me to go to the movies and things, and I always turn them down because I just want to be alone. I don't feel like talking to anyone. I just sit around and cry for no particular reason!

[Myzen]

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Hi designs,

I think you've hit on one of the depression triggers - which is taking on too much when we don't have the energy for it. Then when we let go depression fills the space. Maybe there is some guilt in there, it was like that for me.

What I like about this place is that we can feel that there are some people around even when we are sitting quietly at home. It's good.

Good thoughts to you, Myzen

[colors]

Hi designs,

I go thru this same thing, and a lot of people do. I know that when I am ready to tackle something I do it. Until that feeling comes, I too sit back. I don't know why, but the urge to do it and the feeling to be doing it, always does come back. Then it feels so great to have completed it.

Depression is a hard one to understand, but the healthy part of you is still there. It will come back.

The urge to accomplish something will come.

Hope you feel better soon.

Colors