These days I wish I was more motivated because i currently feel like i have nothing. No money, no nice clothes. I dont do anything but stay in the house all day. I want to get a job and become rich and chase my dreams but I cant seem to harness the energy. I’m on wellbutrin for motivation and it helps a little bit. Any advice? Do you guys struggle with motivation? Do you have jobs and is it hard to go to them every morning?
4 Likes
I struggle with motivation. I am on disability so i don’t work. I manage to shower once or twice a week and do laundry every now and then but i don’t go out and do much of anything. I pretty much just live at home, spending most of my time in my room on the internet or sitting and thinking. My motivation does seem linked to my moods though. I am sza and find that when i am manic i can do more, whereas when i am depressed i do less.
3 Likes
I can’t seem to do much.
1 Like
Motivation isn’t just going to come to you. You have to get active and start moving and once you build momentum things get easier. I also take Wellbutrin and it has helped a lot in terms of motivation but I essentially have to put in the hard work. I try to go to the gym atleast 4 days out of the week and even though I don’t feel like doing it, it keeps me in shape and healthy. It’s not supposed to be easy to have motivation because most normal people don’t have the motivation to do a lot of things but you just have to keep moving forward.
Start doing small things like taking regular showers or regular meditation something small and build yourself from there. Hang in there!!!
6 Likes
I don’t work and on a pension but I volunteer a couple of days a week doing groundwork at a club in the city. It really does help when you have somewhere to be and something constructive to do. I also exercise a lot. It’s a little catch 22 as it’s hard to start…but my motivation improved the more exercise I did. I’ve gone from pretty unmotivated to a decent level of getting stuff done!
2 Likes
My motivation is very bad and getting worse I fear.
Horrendous, lots of rumination. Pills help.
I’m pretty motivated. I shower once or twice a day. I’m currently searching for work, and next september I would like to go back to uni to finish my degree. Just depends if student finance will fund me. I spend most of my time playing video games, and watching tv. Super boring now, all O want is a job.
2 Likes
If you exercise regularly your motivation will improve, perhaps drastically.
I am an expert in this area
5 Likes
Motivation? What’s this motivation you speak of? Yeah I’m pretty bottomed out. Doesn’t help physically I’m hurting and can’t stand for more than a few minutes at a time. That said I shouldn’t pour on the excuses.
I feel very motivated since starting Lithium again.
1 Like
I have a job but it is in the evening. It’s part time and it’s good coin. It’s easy to stay motivated when you have change for food, entertainment, and even some savings. I got lucky, found something to keep me motivated and inspired to wake every day.
5 Likes
I do things I hate all the time. That’s motivation.
4 Likes
I would like to have a relaxing hot bath and a leisurely, hour long, continental breakfast every morning between 7:00 am-and 8:00 am. But instead, three days a week I get up at 6:30 am, take a quick shower in my freezing bathroom, skip breakfast and fight the California Bay Area traffic to get to work. Once I’m there I get into the swing of things pretty quickly and the time fly’s by.
Money is certainly a motivator, but I’m also lucky that I work around cool, friendly people and my job as a janitor is not too taxing physically. I get my “social fix” at work by chatting and making semi-funny remarks to the office workers all day.
I’ve been doing this for years and years at various jobs. To put it bluntly, if I have nothing to do all day, I tend to deteriorate. So having nothing to do contributed to my relapse in 1989.
2 Likes
Honestly, i struggle with motivation most of the time. I do work full time, but i have to really push myself sometimes. However, when i finish work and i’m at home, i struggle the most then. At work i kind of have to work or do something, so i do. But the moment i don’t have to do something, i struggle to get motivated.
3 Likes
That ‘dream’ is rarely achieved by even neurotypicals.
Realistically, dreams need to change and be achievable. Small goals at first, then once achieved you then move on to the next one.
The notion that money is the key to happiness is a misnomer. If this was true why do penniless monks gain happiness with nothing?
We are programmed through school and parenting to join the competitive rat race. Our parents were too. We are all brainwashed by this capitalist ideal, however, society has become increasingly miserable and mental illness is increasing at an unprecedented rate.
Owning things will not ultimately bring you happiness. And searching for happiness is the root of human existence. It brings a temporary and addictive rush, but soon dwindles and makes one depressed.
It is true some money to meet basic necessities needs to be met, but riches is an extreme that hardly ever works. The loneliest people with mansions still feel the crushing weight of depression like others. They just have more rooms to feel miserable in.
Community with positive activity is where happiness lies. Giving up the brainwashed ideal of capitalist riches that you think equates happiness is one of the first steps to joy!
1 Like
My motivation varies from day to day. I volunteer once a week at Meals on Wheels, so I’m motivated to do well at that. But for the most part, I stay at home watching TV and perusing the internet. I’d say overall, my motivation is below average
2 Likes
yeah, i am well aware of everything that you just said. But i dont really care. I still want to be rich. Im thinking that you only live once. Ive spent a good amount of my time not even bothering wanting to be rich because of everything you just said. The shallowness thats inside me now is almost impossible to stop. But thats not the only reason i want to be rich. First off, i think that i am worth all that money. Second off, Im tired of struggling and want to just fly to the other extreme. And who doesnt want to drive a ferrari or live in a mansion. I read from someone that being rich isnt all its cracked up to be but its better than not being rich. Im tired of having no money or considering getting jobs that pay minimum wage. I want to maximum my relative income.
Ive spent a lot of my time looking at other rich people (famous rappers and models i follow on instagram) And familiarizing myself with the lavish lifestyle. Im constantly looking at the cartier, rolex, and bulgari websites just to see what high end jewelry is out. Its an incessant desire that would take a lot to get rid of
But also, I think its an inaccurate cliche that being rich makes you depressed… You can be rich and be happy, no doubt about it.