Is anyone else feeling completely unmotivated to do anything?

[Anonymous]

This winter has been the hardest for me. Between not being able to socialize, not having human contact, the redundancy of each day, the daily grind, I just can't muster the energy to do the most basic things like clean my house, shop for groceries, do my job. I just stare at the screen all day and do the basic minimum. I know it's going to catch up with me but it's like I can't actually figure out what I'm supposed to be doing. I'm just drawing a blank all day. Is anyone else feeling a complete lack of drive? How do you deal with it?

[Anonymous]

It's not just you, OP. It's been rough. If you haven't tried it already, force yourself to get some exercise. Go for a walk in the neighborhood.

[Anonymous]

YES. It's been a struggle. I accomplished a couple of things today and that felt good.

[Anonymous]

I’m trying to get all of my mandatory trainings and continuous education requirements for e weird done now. And my taxes and financial planning at home. So by March life will be better and spring around the corner.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m trying to get all of my mandatory trainings and continuous education requirements for e weird done now. And my taxes and financial planning at home. So by March life will be better and spring around the corner.

*for WORK

[Anonymous]

OP, your post describes me. I've never felt such lethargy. I am procrastinating on some many household/personal administrative tasks, and the further I get behind the more I can't face them. When I'm finished work, all I want to do is watch TV, surf the Internet, and eat. I have to force myself to get outdoors to exercise, otherwise I'd stay on the couch.

[Anonymous]

OP, I completely agree, but why aren’t you socializing or having human contact?

[Anonymous]

Why aren't you socializing with vaccinated friends?

[Anonymous]

All I want to do is lay in bed and eat candy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why aren't you socializing with vaccinated friends?

I am to an extent, but maybe 5% of what it was before the pandemic. Most of my friends have been super careful this winter. I’ve also been working from home since all of this started. At first I was overjoyed and so grateful (still very grateful) but the isolation is taking its toll.

I just literally can’t focus on anything or make myself get in gear.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, your post describes me. I've never felt such lethargy. I am procrastinating on some many household/personal administrative tasks, and the further I get behind the more I can't face them. When I'm finished work, all I want to do is watch TV, surf the Internet, and eat. I have to force myself to get outdoors to exercise, otherwise I'd stay on the couch.

OP here. That’s me. I have so many projects for work but I literally can’t get myself to start. I need to or I’ll get fired eventually. Ughh

[Anonymous]

Me too OP. I have an appointment with my therapist to talk about it. I don’t feel depressed but I feel clinically unmotivated.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Me too OP. I have an appointment with my therapist to talk about it. I don’t feel depressed but I feel clinically unmotivated.

NP.

You just described me, 100%: clinically unmotivated

It sucks.

[Anonymous]

Me three. It is depressing. I feel like I have aged 20 years in the last 2! My world has shrunk to the walls of my condo 😕

[Anonymous]

Zoloft helps.