What would you do if you feel too tired to dress up clothes? What can we expect from days and drugs like these?
Nothing inspires me to go out, to play music. I am too fat and I hate to move. Nothing will change today or never and I know. Any thing is too difficult too accomplish. Nothing is worth. Most of things are useless. And everything is just so depressive.
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Sorry you are going through this. I struggle with motivation a lot around hygiene personal care except truck because any of my energy left from fighting this illness goes into my family. I have a section in my closet of ready-to-wear comfy outfits, it makes shower scene easier sometimes to know I have outfits there I can just grab and throw on. I wear head wraps with a ponytail when I haven’t washed my hair for a week and take a lot of spongebaths. I also threw out all of my clothes that didn’t bring me joy or had holes in them or didn’t fit me right. It left me with less clothes but less choices.
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I am the same. My mom gets upset with me for wearing pajamas or “dressing like a bum” all the time but I just don’t care/don’t have energy to maintain my appearance anymore. It makes me feel very sad but I don’t know what to do about it.
I don’t know what to recommend except an antidepressant, but even an AD did not really help my motivation issues so I feel that maybe this is a negative symptom of psychosis rather than one of depression. Not sure. I definitely don’t feel depressed lately but I am still having these issues.
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Hygene used to be difficult for me, too. I would never shower, or change my clothes, much.
Nowadays, bathing is on the my favourite pass times. I recently wrapped some christmas lights around my shower curtain rod, and now I can have psychedelic baths, haha.
It’s hard to say what made me change. I think because I used to hear voices and screaming when the water ran, and that has since stopped. Also, I have been a lot less depressed.
I too like to stay in my pijamas and house coat, unless I have to leave the house. Also, getting dressed is hard for me, because I hate my body and I look disgusting in most clothing.
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I have trouble brushing my teeth and showering/shaving my face. I usually change my clothes every 3 - 4 days.
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Hi everyone,
I did not know this difficulties were common. I am not alone in the world with this but I hope some new drugs make us care again and more. Since I was thin and now I am fat, I need to renew clothes a lot, I choose always black or dark blue or some other dark colour at least mixed, but in fact I dress up if I really have an event. I do not go in pajama to an appointment for example! Normally, I always postpone to dress and sometimes I delay bath three-four days because I have oily skin is not comfortable then, specially the air is a little oily if not washed every single day. Abilify was a drug that gave me celerity, I slept few hours, dressed up when I woke up, I wanted to go out more, but side effects were not ok, I prefer to rest well then akathisia and anxiety. I wish you good health and that you stay comfortable on the clothes the ones you choose and whether you change them a lot or not. Thanks for your replies.
Don’t let those factors effect you. When i was homeless i use to shower on top of a rock cliff mountain thing. I would have to carry the water up there so i can wash up thoroughly without being seen. Was it easy…yes if your heart desires it then yea. Of course i was sober . weed makes me lazy. If i didnt have any clean socks then I’ll go make socks. I’f i had a fully functional bathroom then it would be easier but i don’t. The shower head doesn’t work and the water pressure is so low it would take a while to fill up the tub.
I just fill up big bottles of water while i get ready then rinse with the bottles of water… in reality i need to fix the bathroom because sometimes i wish i can JUST JUMP IN without all that extra fill this up.
Hi @haete thanks for your advice. Sorry to know you have been in such situation. You did not give up, you are strong. About the weed, I would try to stop it but that`s only my opinion. Thanks again. Today was a little better I did not offer resistance to move, I walked for 30 min. Not very good, I know. But we have to restart somewhere.
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30 mins is perfect. You don’t want to exhaust yourself. Just keep building. I like to watch inspirational Youtube videos. Because i need all the motivation i can get. Just know it’ll get better and someone cares
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