Is something wrong with me or am i just lazy?!
Question: I'm 23, female and over the last month i've completely lost the will to do anything
I have no motivation what so ever, i just sit all day and can't seem to bring myself to do anything. It's gotten to the point where i'd rather sit hungry than move two metres and do something about it
I've been putting it down to a lack of sleep, no matter what i do i can't seem to fall asleep, i can sometimes be laying in bed upto six hours and just not able to "drop off"
I wouldn't say i'm stressed, I also don't want to just say it's depression either as i don't think i'm depressed, i don't know if its stereotypical of me or just naive to say it but i'm a pretty happy confident person normally so i don't think it's depression or if it is i must be in denial.
I really don't know what to do, i spend my days on the sofa watching tv in the dark, i don't draw the curtains or go out during the week
Is something wrong with me or am i just extremely lazy?
Answers: I'm 23, female and over the last month i've completely lost the will to do anything
I have no motivation what so ever, i just sit all day and can't seem to bring myself to do anything. It's gotten to the point where i'd rather sit hungry than move two metres and do something about it
I've been putting it down to a lack of sleep, no matter what i do i can't seem to fall asleep, i can sometimes be laying in bed upto six hours and just not able to "drop off"
I wouldn't say i'm stressed, I also don't want to just say it's depression either as i don't think i'm depressed, i don't know if its stereotypical of me or just naive to say it but i'm a pretty happy confident person normally so i don't think it's depression or if it is i must be in denial.
I really don't know what to do, i spend my days on the sofa watching tv in the dark, i don't draw the curtains or go out during the week
Is something wrong with me or am i just extremely lazy?
Rachel, this sounds just like me, so familiar to the point of not moving two meters to get food! Spending all day on the computer too?
Please, please, PLEASE go see a doctor! My mother visited me at the flat and saw that i'd spent months doing literally nothing whilst my partner was at work, not eating, cleaning, studying.. and took me to the doctors.
I didn't feel depressed, i just thought i was 'bored' and 'tired'. But turns out it is depression.
I have started on anti depressents which are helping already. Another few things the doctor said to do:
- Write a list of small tasks to do each day (even if in one day you just get off the sofa to spend ten minutes doing a puzzle)
- STAY IN CONTACT with at least one person outside of your home that cares
- Whatever happens, leave the house for a short walk each day; you need the daylight and the exercise (no matter how small) can help.
I completely understand how you feel! But please start getting yourself out of this now before you feel worse!
Good luck Rachel :)
Hmm... interesting. There is a type of depression most common in women where people find themselves happy and outgoing in social situations, but in a state of depression at home. They tend to binge on food and become emotional and down. Consider speaking to a psychologist, or at least some sort of counselor.
age will change you when time will come
I'm pretty sure your just lazy,
and due to you not using very much energy,
you still have a lot of it and there fore aren't tired,
so you can't fall asleep.
well you might think"why am i here" or "what is my purpose" so you get all unmotivated to do anything cause you think "youhave nothing to do".You should join a club , meet new people or just chat online, whatever gets you moving!!!
Make sure 1st that you are meeting all of your biological needs like drinking 8 8oz. glasses of water per day, sleeping 6-9 hours per night or more if you need it, exercising your body daily for at least 15-30 minutes and more if you are in decent shape.
If these are all met daily, then your problem is most likely emotional, i.e. with family or peers or both.
You could even have a mild, low-key form of depression, which will drain your mental energy until you get professional help if that is indeed the case.
In any case, check in with your doctor to see what's wrong when you have tim go to a psychiatrist if your problem doesn't seem to have any biological roots.
Medication from the psychiatrist should be your last resort, and I suggest getting a blood and/or urine test from your primary doctor 1st to make sure the problem isn't biological.
Until then, just don't stress yourself too much over this problem and spend more time talking and studying with your peers, since that will boost your concentration at least temporarily and keep you focused on something concrete.
this could be some type of depression...
i really would suggest excercise
it lifts your mood and makes you feel energised
get out into nature more
read books and write thoughts down
hope you work through thid..
audrey
It does sound a lot like depression. If you took this issue to the doctor they would probably give you anti-depressants and those can make you more depressed even if you aren't. But consider if anything mildy traumatic has happened to you recently. You lost a job or a friend or ANYTHING. If not then you may have just been idle for too long and it has become your lifestyle. You may need to just get back into the action. If you are not working, you should and if you are maybe you should do something outside of work like join a class or a club to give you some more meaning. You could definitely go to the doctor for some sleeping pills. And don't lay in bed if you can't sleep. Get out of bed and read until you feel tired. Don't watch t.v. or do anything stimulating before you go to bed. I should probably heed my own advice because your case sounds a lot like mine at times. Hope this helped.
depression can affect 1 in every 5 at some stage of their life. You don't need a traumatic incident or reason to become depressed, sometimes it just happens, go to the doc & go on anti-depressants for a couple of months-Prozac. They say force yourself to go for a 20 minute walk, can be just as good to give you a burst of endorphins.
Hmm..quite a problem for u..well i could put my answer this way..I'd say u are definetly lazy.There is no medicine for ur problem..except that u must bring a change to urself..i can say there is a serious problem with ur thinking..how can u actualy lie der and not even satisfy ur hunger...no no...this juz won't do..draw ur curtains and see the world outside ..see the happiness in the world..there is a purpose to every humanbeing's life...try to find urself a job..involve urself in intresting activities..join a tennis lesson or whatever u like...mingle with ppl..or learn a new course...do some activity..not juz lying on a couch and watching the idiot box..motivation should come frm within...u can juz lie at ur home and nobody will bother about u.God gave u two legs,two hands a wonderful brain so put it to some use..rather than juz lying around and waiting for somethin to happen...i hope u soon will find a change in urself..goodluck..
well when you figure it out i want to know because i have some of the same mannerisms i am however much older and have physical disabilities. There are a couple of things that happen to me first if I drink too much pepsi during the day i can lay in bed all night and not sleep try making sure there is plenty of light in the room during the daytime if you are from a climate where it has been very cold dreary and unpleasant you could very well unknowingly be depressed just from that with me it disipates as the weather gets warmer and brighter but if it does not ask for help from a friend or a professional
You know, just to cut to the chase, I would make an appointment with a therapist and see if they will try a mild anti depressant on you. You could be depressed and not realize it. It could get worse. But, while you are on the anti depressant...or even if you do not get on an anti depressant.... start reversing your behavior....make it a habit of opening up those curtains in the morning and let the light in....turn on your music a little loud (happy music) and pick a room and thouroughly clean it each day.....eat fruits and veggies.....drink alot of water.....stay off the phone......keep the TV off......get your work done real early, then take a walk or just get outside to do something constructive......do positive things and break your cycle of just sitting there. You have developed a bad habit of just sitting.
You do have the symptoms of depression. Depression isn't something to be ashamed of, it's a very legitimate disease. It can happen to anyone even if the person is generally a happy confident person. Talk to your doctor about it and don't be afraid to be treated for it. There may be something else wrong, too. You should get a blood test done. It's possible you may be anemic (low iron) or there may be something wrong with your thyroid. Both of those things can cause symptoms of depression and low energy. You could also not be getting enough B-vitamins. You might need to take a daily multiple vitamin w/iron plus a daily Vitamin-B complex of 100mg. Go get checked out by your doc and get treated so you can feel better.
I dont think its laziness .It could be depression but Id also look into other symptoms such as things like slight memory loss things like that as you may have chronic fatigue syndrome or Epstein barr there could be a number of things even something like glandular fever I had this and didnt even know it which than lead to Epstein barr but I dont think its laziness
No one wants to be labeled. Especially not as a person who needs emotional support. Nothing bad need happen for a person to get depressed. Sometimes it's just brain chemistry. If I were in your shoes I hope I would get out of the denial, you're already wonder if you are, or if something is wrong with you. You have text book symptoms of an emotional or mental disturbance. If what you are doing right now is working for you, don't do anything to change it. However if it's not working for you then you need to make some changes. The question really is do you have enough courage to change? Obviously it's not working. If you keep doing what you've always done, your gonna keep on getting what you already have. So take a good look at yourself. Make a decision and follow it through. What I have learned in my 50 years is if you want to get rid of something in you that you no longer want, get rid of it and replace it with something you do want. We can't stand to be in a void. What that means for us is that we must replace something we get rid of to fill the void of what we've gotten rid of. I really hope you see a psychiatrist. My favorite medication it cymbalta. Taking cymbalta gave me my very first taste of freedom from the depression which I had lived with all my life, it sucked the life right out of me.
peace
sounds like depression....http://psychcentral.com/ has symptoms and such there.