topic I'm tired and lack all motivation in Young people

I'm tired and lack all motivation

3motionalshawty — Tue, 18 Apr 2017 16:58:52 GMT

I have no energy to pull myself out of bed in the mornings anymore because I don't feel like anything i'm doing is worth putting effort into.

I wake up, go to tafe, come home, sleep for hours, wake up , panic about tafe the next morning, cry and then sleep again.

I repeat this cycle every week of my life and it's killing me. I don't have enough energy to spend time with friends and be happy as well as persue my course at tafe. I have to schedule out my 'happiness' and live through weeks telling myself that "it's okay, on wednesday two weeks from now you can take a rest and be happy, just wait until then"

thats not how i'm meant to be living and I have no idea how i'm meant to fix it, I really need advice on how to overcome feeling so worthless.

I'm tired and lack all motivation

james1 — Wed, 19 Apr 2017 01:10:02 GMT

Hey 3motionalshawty

I'm sorry to hear things have been really tough for you recently. Having no energy or motivation can be really crushing and it sounds like you're really struggling to even get up out of bed, let alone do everything else you want to do.

Do you mind if I ask if you have talked to anyone about this? Whether a doctor or friends or family?

Sometimes when we lack energy, it can be a good idea to talk to the doctor/GP to see what they say. It could be many things from mental illness like depression or anxiety, to physical troubles as well. It is hard for us to say, but a doctor can give you some good advice on how to get a better understanding of what's happening.

It can be a bit scary going to a doctor so if you don't feel comfortable with that just yet, perhaps even a visit to the counsellor at TAFE? I think they all have at least one for students to talk to and they can give you the confidence to seek medical help if they think it would be useful for you.

I hope you feel comfortable replying back here. It would be nice to hear how you are going and whether you've spoken to any professionals yet.

James

I'm tired and lack all motivation

geoff — Wed, 19 Apr 2017 01:40:30 GMT

I'm sorry I had this typed early this morning before the site went offline for maintenance.

hello 3motional, are you able to defer your tafe so that you can get the help you need, because your mind and want to succeed isn't there at the moment only because you aren't feeling well, whether it's a course you aren't too interested in or whether you don't feel comfortable with your friends at tafe, or it could be several other reasons.
What is happening is that it's just a mundane routine every day and from what you have said appears that you are suffering from depression, although a doctor would have to diagnose you.
It's good to say to yourself that in a couple of weeks you can then have a rest, but that's not so much the problem, because it's going to be a real struggle for you, and you may take a day off, so that wish will come true, so there's no enjoyment for you.
Depression will drag on and on for how many months/years it wants to just to control how you feel, so please book an appointment with your doctor, or alternatively talk with the counsellor at tafe, but they won't be able to prescribe any medication which may help you, so please have a think about tafe, you can always go back to it. Geoff.