Lost motivation.

[Lights]

What do you do when you no longer have the same motivation in the things in your life that you normally do?

 

Has anyone here had that feeling? As if fewer and fewer things in one's life are worth the effort and have a payoff commensurate with the outlay?

 

I don't know. Maybe I'm just down.

[Storyrider]

I feel that way several times a day, every day. And there is no end in sight because in committing myself to be a mother, I have to see to the well being of my children, who will need me for at least 15 more years.

 

I just try to focus on the aspects of it I do enjoy and be thankful for that. I try to lighten up and laugh at stuff rather than get frustrated. And I try to make sure my own basic needs/wants are fulfilled so I will have enough energy to do what I need to do.

 

And on bad days I get by with doing as little as possible.

 

I don't know if you can apply any of that to your own situation, but at the very least, I know how you feel.

[Crazy4K]

I get the same way. I think everyone does. I used to wallow in it. I let it get to the point of having suicidal thoughts! That's when I sought the professional help which I should have gotten much sooner. He put me on antidepressants, told me to eat right and exercise, and to talk to someone I trusted about my problems. (By the way, I was misdiagnosed. I actually had an underactive thyroid.) Now when I feel a funk coming on, I phone a friend or visit someone. I may take a long bath or a walk--no kids, so I can get away with it. If I'm at work I may do something silly, but not silly enough to get me fired. I've learned to recognize when I'm getting down, and not let myself stay down. Hang in there! It will get better soon; but if this is happening often, you might want to get some help.