How do you do it? I’m either afraid or disinterested when I sit down to do it more often than not.
Currently sat down with a book on introduction to econometrics in front of me. I read something that I didn’t know about and closed the page. It turned me off of it.
I used music to help me study, it keept me awake and focused.
I would fall asleep when studying if I didn’t listen to music. But it may not work for everyone.
It does help me sometimes, but at the moment I’m in a confused mood. I’m distracted by it and just want to smoke (I use music and chain smoke a lot).
I’ve never studied. I wouldn’t know.
I put in a few hours studying today. Just had to use my willpower. Not do anything to distract myself. Told myself I wouldn’t visit this forum before I was finished for instance which I almost lived up to 
Also I find it helps to put in a few breaks, give myself a reward after studying 30-40 minutes. Then I take maybe 10-15 minutes break doing something else that preferably is not trivial to keep me in study mood like for example. washing dishes, taking the trash outside or taking a shower and continue studying. And also just priorotize it in my mind. Like today I usually go for a walk before it gets dark, but today I told myself I would study first and wait until later to go for a walk.
This might sound stupid. But what you’ve written is what I’m not doing. I’m not prioritising it enough in my mind. So when I do sit down. I don’t have the willpower. The willpower is what I am without.
The fact you can do it and that we have the same diagnosis means that I am using my diagnosis as an excuse not to push myself. Thank you for your response mr hope. I appreciate this
Well I don’t think it’s quite that simple. Every person has different struggles, some more severe than others. Also I can tell you right now if I was doing 20mg zyprexa I would not be able to study for a second. Now I’m on 5mg which makes it possible for me.
If you are able to study while medicated you are doing something that is harder than those who study without taking a psych drug. That is for sure, because meds do affect our willpower in a negative way.
That’s what I did too.
Your words are encouraging. I am taking aripiprazole/abilify. I think this one for the most part works with being able to study. However today I have just started an antidepressant called vortioxetine, it may be that my body needs time to adjust and that mentally, I am still adjusting to the physiological effects of this medication.
There have been times when I have been able to study fine for upto 20 minutes or so, which is really impressive in my books. So it’s not necessarily I don’t have willpower.
It is like you say, no that simple. There could be a reason for me to struggle right now. I have to work it out and cater to it.
Hope is what I should do! Lol 
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