I have problems expressing my suffering to my loved ones…they don’t understand how depressed i am and how bad my motivation is…I try not to complain much…but does anyone have tips on this problem…
It’s very hard to explain negative symptoms to those that don’t have it. They percieve it as laziness. The only thing that helped me was make an effort to do things, even if it’s only a thing a day. The habit makes the monk…
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I often explain it as being so depressed you want to die but so empty you are unable even do that. God, that sounded depressing. I like to make lists to get me through negatives. That way I have a routine in place for me to follow.
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My house is 2 stories 3 bedrooms…and I must be up with my 2 year old…but I’m finding it hard to balance cleaning and taking care of him…I must mop today we did a lot of cleaning yesterday…
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Mop one room at the time, take your kid with you and make a game of it with him 
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That’s what we do with dishes and sweeping…he pulls up a chair and splashes while I wash …and sweeping he has a tiny broom to help…but the mopping I do with bleach. I’d rather him watch a movie…I only have a bathroom and the kitchen and washing room to mop…its not a lot but…I just gotta do it…thanks @minnii and @Sharp …I might try a list.
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Yeah with bleach it’s a no go. Good luck
aight time to power up with mtdew and some good music…
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That is so cute. 
Can you put on music while you’re cleaning? That might make it more fun, especially if you’ve got the little one helping. The “Man With a Plan” song you posted a while back comes to mind.
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He loves that song…he stomps one foot to the music and does what the man on screen does its hilariously cute…with his blonde Mohawk…@moonbeam
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Awwwwww! 
I gave up of explaining the negative symptoms. Because all I get is ‘you need to try harder’. The thing is I know that but its not what I need to hear when im in such state.
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I usually say there’s something wrong with my brain that makes me struggle with things like planning, concentration and motivation.
There were many times where it would have been easier for me to just go ahead and do what needed to be done, but I just couldn’t make myself do it. What a rotten feeling.
You guys should really try sarcosine out I think it helps allot I recently increased to three scoops because I was starting to lose motivation and now I feel like I got my motivation back again.
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You sound like a great dad @flameoftherhine. I hope someone or something cuts you a break soon.
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It’s hard to explain it, and I don’t think it really can be explained completely. But I’m not authoritative on this subject because I have a family that understands my negative symptoms and that they’re real symptoms and not just like ‘laziness’ or ‘stupidity.’
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Briefly : When I first got ill at 19 my parents were not very supportive.
I had to figure this all out by myself. Negative symptoms are like an invisible yoke no one can see. So when that feeling is gone to want to do X amount of things, I know I have to pick myself up. You know when you have a good day or a bad day, but you have to be strong.
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I’ve found that making lists can help with insomnia to an extent. You just write down the thing you forgot to do that day and are worrying about. It lets you turn the page in your mind.
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Really, screw ppl for not understanding. They cant and dont want to comprehend it. Even walking to the closet today to get something I had to mildly push myself.