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Re: What has to be done- and motivating self to do

Posted by Anna Laura on December 17, 2001, at 2:11:38

In reply to What has to be done- and motivating self to do it?, posted by Fi on December 16, 2001, at 14:11:41

> I know I'm lucky that I'm not particularly depressed at the moment. I get myself to work and function OK there, but at home I only to do the minimum. Some things I used to do as a regular routine I dont anymore, so its more of a decision to do them.
>
> My problems are:
> 1. How do I decide what I *have* to do? I'm particularly aware of this as this weekend I have been awake for a while in the mornings, but decided to stay in bed, gone back to sleep, and woken up at 2.45ish in the afternoon. Not sure if that *matters*... Or not washing the kitchen floor for weeks etc etc
> 2. How do I *make* myself do the things I need to? I just dont seem to have the willpower I used to. I do lots of encouraging/ bullying of myself, and imagine doing it; but often it gets me nowhere- the part of me on the 'receiving end' of this just shrugs it off.
>
> Anyone else's ideas v welcome!
>
> Fi


Hi Fi,


It's a nice thing to hear you feel better and i think you should take advantage of it right away; besides that i don't think you should push yourself too hard to do things cause it would be counterproductive: you might end up feeling kind of guilty. You May consider your idleness as a good sign : since you feel better, you get bored of usual things and you need more stimulating things to do. If you don't feel like taking care of your house at the moment you may want to look for interesting things to do OUTSIDE the house. May be you're not motivated enough cause you get bored being alone: perhaps you should look for new people and activities.
I've had the same problem as i got better months ago: i used to do housework every day before that: as i grew better i start neglecting the house and i focused more on the outside world that had grown more appealing. Just a suggestion...


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