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Depression Related Forums => Depression Central => Topic started by: Bexwa on November 02, 2011, 07:33:40 PM
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I'm sat at home, have been all day, and I have barely done a thing. My fella will be home from work in about an hour and the only thing I have done is put a load of washing in. I don't have any motivation at all. The living room is a mess, papers everywhere, clothes all over, kids toys and general mess. My daughter has been with my mum so I could have got so much done but instead I have just lazed about, watching TV and drinking tea. Why?! Why can I not bring myself to do anything?! I feel terrible for Chris as he has to come home to this after being in work all day. I just wish I could get my brain in gear. I've been feeling like this for far too long and I just cant seem to get myself out of it. And I really wish I could! :'(
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Sorry if that doesn't make any sense. I'm just all over the place at the moment.
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It makes sense. It is very common to have no motivation or energy to do anything when you are depressed. Its taken me months to be able to start doing anything...easing myself back into it now.
Hopefully Chris will understand
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Its very common to feel like that Bex, it can take ages for it to go unfortunately and you need to allow yourself to rest, which I know is difficult when you see things around you that need doing. One tip my GP gave me some time ago was to tackle things in very small steps with rewards in between, for instance I would watch TV and do a little of one of the chores in each commercial break.
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That's a good idea. I will have to try that. I wish it would go :( I'm getting really sick of being like this now. I feel like I'm just drifting through my life without any real cause. Its sad!
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Apart from when I get panic attacks the tiredness and apathy are the worst things to cope with I think :(
They do improve eventually but it takes time...
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I can completely relate. My house is a bomb site and I don't let people visit because of it. I know I would feel better if it was all nice and clean, but I just can't make it happen. Then I get more down because it's not how I want it. I don't know where to start, as I've let it get so bad, so I just leave it. Eurgh. :-( x
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Try the work and reward system - put, say, three things away then reward yourself, then another three things then another reward, I tend to use watching TV or reading a chapter of a book or allowing myself to sit and do nothing for x minutes as rewards but some people here have suggested chocolate ;)