Hi everyone. Just so you know, I've been diagnosed with OCD, depression, and borderline personality disorder.

I have been horrible depressed lately. I'm avoiding things and shutting others out. Here's my situation: I have 2 classes left to graduate, and I finished all but the last 2 weeks of my classes. I have gotten extensions, but I don't have much longer. I am SO close to graduating and having my degree, but I just can't motivate myself to finish!!

I do work... actually I work quite a bit. Around 30 hours a week. I don't want to use that as an excuse for why I haven't been using all summer to work on these classes. I wish my teachers would understand, but its hard to explain this kind of problem with them. I don't even want to be working, its hard enough to make myself go, but I have to because I have to have the money.

I don't know what to do. I need to go back to see a counselor but I don't have the energy. I don't have the energy for anything, especially not to deal with my problems.

Anyone else have the problem of not being able to make themselves do things they need to but might not want to do??

Are you talking about graduating high school or college? Either way, if you only have two weeks to go, you should gut in out and get it done. I know it's tough. I went through many of the same things. I barely graduated from high school and it required last second intervention from sympathizing teachers who were aware of my problem with depression for me to finally get enough done to graduate. And I never did finish college, something I'm finding myself regretting now as I'm working a dead end job and have very few options as far as finding something else that makes more money. I plan to go back to school sometime but I wanted to get over some of my difficulties with depression first, because I don't want to spend money to go back and go through the same problems. None the less, it's going to be much tougher for me to get my degree now than it would have when my parents were paying my way through college. I wish I could tell you something to make it easier.

:angel: ya, i know how it is. i have to force myself to do anything and everything. i go to work too and it helps. keeps my mind off the depression i guess i don't know. plus its a change from setting around the house i guess. i don't know.

well, from one depressed person to another...hang in there as they say. i'm on medication now for it. someting i wanted to avoid at all cost but i just couldn't. :rolleyes: its working i guess. i dont' know. they say it takes a few weeks to really feel a difference.

i've been in counseling for 5 months now. i'm getting burnt out on it now. i didn't go yesterday. i think i'm going to go every other week if they let me. if not then i'm quiting. its just getting me down going every week now. i'm going through a church and they offer it free so you could try that route if you can't afford it. be well........:p

I'm about to graduate college. I was set to graduate in May, but got sick and got incompletes in 2 of my classes. I've got time to finish them, just not much longer.
My parents give me the "just stick it out and get it done" attitude, but thats not the way I work. If I try to do something that I don't want to do, I make myself physically ill. Does this happen to anyone else? So just thinking about the work I have to catch up on makes me run away from it even quicker.

I've been on medication for about 3 or 4 years, but I haven't been taking it recently. It hasn't done much for me. And no, this lack of motivation was there before I stopped my antidepressants. I do still take xanax, because I'd be a nervous wreck (even moreso!) if I didn't.

Like I said, I know it's not easy, but you'll be glad once you get it over with. Well, I know this might sound silly, but maybe you should go to the book store and pick up this book called "Instant Self-Hypnosis" by Forbes Robbins Blair. It's got a bunch of self hypnosis scripts for acing exams, goal motivation, not procrastinating, etc. It's a very easy book to use and it's not that expensive (about $15 at a book store, $10 on Amazon.com). I've found it very useful for short term problems, a little tougher for long term ones. It may not work for you, but hey if you are desperate, why not give it a shot at that price? It sure beats the price of seeing therapists and paying for prescription meds. Check out the customer reviews on Amazon...

Hi everyone. Just so you know, I've been diagnosed with OCD, depression, and borderline personality disorder.

I have been horrible depressed lately. I'm avoiding things and shutting others out. Here's my situation: I have 2 classes left to graduate, and I finished all but the last 2 weeks of my classes. I have gotten extensions, but I don't have much longer. I am SO close to graduating and having my degree, but I just can't motivate myself to finish!!

I do work... actually I work quite a bit. Around 30 hours a week. I don't want to use that as an excuse for why I haven't been using all summer to work on these classes. I wish my teachers would understand, but its hard to explain this kind of problem with them. MAKE your teachers understand. If you have to have your counselor call them. Please try to find the energy to contact these people who can make a huge difference in your life down the road. I don't even want to be working, its hard enough to make myself go, but I have to because I have to have the money.

I don't know what to do. I need to go back to see a counselor but I don't have the energy. I don't have the energy for anything, especially not to deal with my problems. are you on med's??? If not, are you supposed to be? Do they have free counseling at your school? Please check into it. Don't give up.....keep trying....:angel:

Anyone else have the problem of not being able to make themselves do things they need to but might not want to do??YES, I have been there many times. I only wish someone would have told ME what I am telling you. Please try to get some help...don't throw this away. Just pick up the phone and make a couple calls.....:angel: