People blame the medications but I’ve also heard that the medications can help. Am I in the minority here where the medications don’t give me motivation?
I used to be extremely high functioning like a laser guided robot before the illness. Now I’m considered lazy, laid back, etc. by my father who blames my mother.
Is it psychological, depression or what? Is it brain damage?
How do I overcome this?
Let me know. Thanks.
I’m trying to figure everything out also.
I don’t have clear cut answers.
I personally feel that it’s a combination of things.
My psychiatrist feels that I’m chronically depressed.
I do believe that the meds play a role also.
I’m struggling with the same thing. I don’t remember the last time I cleaned my house. My bedroom looks like something out of an episode of Hoarders, and I’m going longer and longer between showers. It is an effort to brush my teeth, and I have to really force myself. I am determined to clean my bedroom and the main bathroom this weekend, though. Hoping for the best!
It’s a combination of the disease and the meds. Plain and simple.
It has been suggested that the former zeal was symbolic of something you no longer want to do. Therefore it does not motivate you. This, in a way, is progress, however painful.
I’ve been wondering about this for quite a while.
From what I can gather, Scientists have found it difficult to define- motivation.
Some theories try do identify the physiological mechanisms underlying a wide range of motives.
Researchers have identified chemical and electrical processes in the brain that influence behavior in people and animals.
Motivation plays an important role in relationships.
Setting goals can be a motivator.
Rewards can be a motivator.
Psychologists believe that making people feel competent and independent are more important motivational techniques than rewards are.
(This is a summary from a reliable source.)
I 've had problems with motivation for a while. And I’m sure the illness and the meds play a part.
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