elegantbeauty12
01-30-2005, 11:00 PM
i have been feeling pretty lazy lately and i don't know why. I just can't seem to get up that motivation to get up and study and do what i am supose to. I feel really at lost. I heard that lazyness some how occurs when you do drugs and stuff. And i have been doing some stuff lately(mostly weed and drinking). But i am not a bad person, i just do it with my friends. I am just afraid that I wil not have that same motivation again and i will fail at life or something. I am scared that i won't be the same person that i used to be. can someone help me?
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strungoutagain
01-31-2005, 03:23 AM
hello! i hope this helps:
often times the first signs of depression are a lack of motivation and loss of interest in hobbies or school. i sympathize with you because i have the very same problem. i'm in college right now and have trouble motivating myself out of bed some days. my advice to you would be to talk to your family doctor (if you have one) or, if you there is one at your school, a student councellor. if it is depression then you should probably lay off the pot and alcohol. they'll keep your mind off of it, but will probably make it worse in the end.
-strungout
often times the first signs of depression are a lack of motivation and loss of interest in hobbies or school. i sympathize with you because i have the very same problem. i'm in college right now and have trouble motivating myself out of bed some days. my advice to you would be to talk to your family doctor (if you have one) or, if you there is one at your school, a student councellor. if it is depression then you should probably lay off the pot and alcohol. they'll keep your mind off of it, but will probably make it worse in the end.
-strungout
elegantbeauty12
01-31-2005, 08:17 AM
thanks
but i have been depressed for a long time and i gave up seeing a therapist. And now i dunno what to do.its not that i am depressed but more lost what i had .....i dunno what to do.
but i have been depressed for a long time and i gave up seeing a therapist. And now i dunno what to do.its not that i am depressed but more lost what i had .....i dunno what to do.
noel95678
01-31-2005, 08:34 AM
hi,
I go thru many days,weeks where I have trouble getting out of bed. If this has been out on more then 2 weeks I would see my primary care physician to get referred to a psycholigist. The psychologist will eval if you need to be seen by a psychiatrist to look at what if any medications you need.
Hope this helps
Noel
I go thru many days,weeks where I have trouble getting out of bed. If this has been out on more then 2 weeks I would see my primary care physician to get referred to a psycholigist. The psychologist will eval if you need to be seen by a psychiatrist to look at what if any medications you need.
Hope this helps
Noel
noel95678
01-31-2005, 08:37 AM
hi,
I go thru many days,weeks where I have trouble getting out of bed. If you have had trouble more then 2 weeks I would see my primary care physician to get referred to a psychologist. The psychologist will eval if you need to be seen by a psychiatrist to look at what if any medications you need. I have been taking medications for my depression since 1995 and lack of motivation if going on for several weeks can be a sign of depression
Hope this helps
Noel
I go thru many days,weeks where I have trouble getting out of bed. If you have had trouble more then 2 weeks I would see my primary care physician to get referred to a psychologist. The psychologist will eval if you need to be seen by a psychiatrist to look at what if any medications you need. I have been taking medications for my depression since 1995 and lack of motivation if going on for several weeks can be a sign of depression
Hope this helps
Noel
strungoutagain
01-31-2005, 11:14 AM
i think i know what you mean. is it sort of like you're a photocopy of what you were? everything looks fine on the surface, but really, you just feel empty? almost souless?
sorry to just stir you up rather than offer advice, but i'm just curious.
sorry to just stir you up rather than offer advice, but i'm just curious.
strungoutagain
01-31-2005, 11:22 AM
i think i may know what you mean. it's like you've photocopied yourself and have lost the original. so you're left with something like looks right, and maybe can fool a lot of people, but really, you just feel empty, even souless. it's not so much that you're lazy, you just don't see any point in getting out of bed at all. you'll just drift through the day completely detached and go to bed feeling more or less unaffected by the day's events. or, if you are affected, it'll just be anxiety that you feel. mostly indifference, though. and you wonder how it is that people can live their lives so naturally: laugh, cry, talk to one another about anything, get mad at eachother, encourage eachother. but you're just a ghost, translucent.
is that it? well, if not, it felt good for me to get that off my chest, anyway.
is that it? well, if not, it felt good for me to get that off my chest, anyway.
elegantbeauty12
01-31-2005, 08:20 PM
oh wow, yea , thats exactly how i feel. I feel more like a drone then a photocopy though. But i indeed feel empty and detached from the world and all. I mean do get up and go to school and everything but i just don't see the point of things, well i do cause i have to go to school for my future but it just feels pointless and worthless. What worrys me is that I did feel at somepoint differant like i was still unhappy but able to get up and have that motivation to do things now i just feel hopeless about it all. And i dunno if thats from the pot and drinking or just that i am mental. i have just been feeling hopeless and empty i just hate not being able to feel like everyone else.
kerry1
01-31-2005, 09:40 PM
That sounds exactly like depression to me. Just because you don't feel like jumping off a cliff does NOT mean it's not serious. If you see a psychologist, don't let her wave you away, saying "You seem OK to me". You're not OK. I've been there, that exact same place. I thought I could never shake the boredom. I wondered why I bothered to get up in the morning.
What's helped me through things like that is 1) anti-depressants and 2) good, healthy food. Take some energizing supplements like spirulina, vitamin C, and a good all-around multi-vitamin. Drink lots of water; avoid milk & fruit juice, yes really. Stay away from pot and booze when you're feeling that way. Indulge in them when you're feeling extremely energetic. Take omega-3 supplements like fish or flax oil; they'll make you feel just a little bit "happier". Trust me.
What's helped me through things like that is 1) anti-depressants and 2) good, healthy food. Take some energizing supplements like spirulina, vitamin C, and a good all-around multi-vitamin. Drink lots of water; avoid milk & fruit juice, yes really. Stay away from pot and booze when you're feeling that way. Indulge in them when you're feeling extremely energetic. Take omega-3 supplements like fish or flax oil; they'll make you feel just a little bit "happier". Trust me.