How do you motivate yourself to keep trying?

[rain2810]

One thing I have always been grateful for is that no matter how bad the situation I've always been able to talk about it with others which has helped me heal a lot in the last few years. But these last few weeks I noticed that I've reached a low point where words have become near meaningless to me. I feel like it doesn't matter if I do my work or not, or if I talk all day or say nothing at all, because to me everyday is the same as the last. I know I need a change in my life but I don't know what it is and its all I think about lately. I don't have any friends that will understand or any family that I trust to tell. Any advice?

[Hidden]

Do you have any hobbies? or things you want to try?

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For me...my depression puts me in hateful blank moods like you speak of...and when I’m in the depths of it nobody can tel me otherwise. But after some time things seem to evolve and change.

I started playing drums after my first treatment center stay...it was new and fresh and awesome.

It showed me I wasn’t dead yet.

Perhaps a new interest or one you always wanted to do but never did?

Gotta break up that staleness....

Depression sucks

[socratesanne]

Go on here to assure I am not alone. Read and enjoy a good movie. Just had a remarkable meal and figure out how to help others heal their nervous system when the minute healed something else is there to push us back. Never give up, be stubborn and see truth as best as I can, my mission in life. Research helps me so I can help those with whom I work.

It is hard when you have lost friends and family and there is not one left you consider a needed confidant. A good confidant helps immensely.

[Hidden]

Well I really need a job myself these days!!! What's helpful to me is just getting OUT of the house-or apartment. If you're tired of the go to work then come home routine try to change that up sometimes and walk around a nice park for awhile or go to a store you don't usually go to to look at different things-doesn't mean you need to buy anything. It can be fun to just browse at a craft store or thrift shop or Salvation Army, just something a little different.

[Otaku12]

I've started to learn Japanese. It's very hard for me to get motivated and try new things. However, I really want to visit Japan one day and I want to truly enjoy it so learning the language will help with that. I have the hardest time coming up with and setting personsl goals because I'm usually more focused on what other people in my life (parents) expect from me so I end up creating goals that they want me to achieve but that I don't really care about. Going to Japan is a goal that is all mine so I've found motivation to learn Japanese because it is for a goal that I alone chose. I guess my advice is to find something you are truly passionate about and that will hopefully give you some motivation to keep going. There are days I want to just give up on everything but then I remember I have set a personal goal for myself and I want to achieve it no matter what.

[N-cole]

I think we do the right thing so much of the time, we forget to take a breather and slow down and be kind to ourselves and recognize the effort that we make. It's great that you have been able to talk to people etc. It just shows your fighting spirit. I think you need to practise acceptance, not to say don't do anything about the situation at all. But sometimes you have to accept a bad situation and that you won't always win in terms of feeling good. And don't put too much pressure on yourself to feel better fast. Your sunsconscious mind already has success goals and how to get there. So it will pick that up for you when you are ready.

[marsdream]

God gave me hope when I had none. I went through depressive moments in life when my friends were few and far. God so loved the world that he gave His only Son that whoever believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life. That statement sealed my faith to Jesus. I still have to motivate myself to get up and write if I don't feel like it or play Cajon or to do school work. I think about why am I doing this thing called life. I pray and ask God to help then I go for whatever I need to do. The struggle to self motivate is hard; but when you can whisper help to God, I get through my days, weeks, months and years.