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re: How do you stay motivated when you have nothing to look forward to?
Posted on 2/22/22 at 1:24 am to lsudepression
Posted on 2/22/22 at 1:24 am to lsudepression
Start by changing your user name.
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Posted on 2/22/22 at 5:23 am to lsudepression
"Showing up is 80 percent of life." - Woody Allen
You don't need to be the hardest working person in the world, or the smartest/most talented. You just need to put yourself out there and keep trying. Too many times in my life I would just sit around and waste my free time letting the world pass me by.
Make it a point to do something with your time. Even if it's just going fishing or hiking, you will almost always feel better about yourself than if you just stayed in your room.
You don't need to be the hardest working person in the world, or the smartest/most talented. You just need to put yourself out there and keep trying. Too many times in my life I would just sit around and waste my free time letting the world pass me by.
Make it a point to do something with your time. Even if it's just going fishing or hiking, you will almost always feel better about yourself than if you just stayed in your room.
Posted on 2/22/22 at 5:35 am to Horsemeat
quote:This
Delete social media
Find a woman who doesn’t care about it either
Profit
Posted on 2/22/22 at 5:49 am to lsudepression
good advice so far. I would add
1. Find a cause to volunteer for or find someone to help that is in need.
2. make a gratitude list every morning
3. find a support group
4. keep moving your feet and just don't stop until things get better bc they will
1. Find a cause to volunteer for or find someone to help that is in need.
2. make a gratitude list every morning
3. find a support group
4. keep moving your feet and just don't stop until things get better bc they will
Posted on 2/22/22 at 6:23 am to lsudepression
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Sorry if this is the wrong place to post. Still young, but nothing going right for me as of now. How to stay on track? I have to figure out what to do soon.
First and foremost, if you are struggling with ideas of self harm, see someone ASAP. There is no shame in seeking help, I have lost too many friends to depression to make light of that.
With the hope that is not the case, I will say it is still OK to seek out a professional to help you deal with things if that is an option for you financially.
Without knowing specifics it is hard to know how you should proceed. I will tell you this, learning to be content in the moment and happy alone is something that will help you for the rest of your life. We all have things we don't realize that are wonderful in our lives. find those and think of them when you get down.
There is a verse in the bible:
1 Thessalonians 5:18 - in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus.
This was a good place for me to start. For most of us, there is rarely, if ever, a time when we have absolutely nothing to be thankful for. By be purposeful in being thankful in everything, every circumstance, it kind of forces you to find those things that motivate you to be thankful.
Posted on 2/22/22 at 6:32 am to lsudepression
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Sorry if this is the wrong place to post. Still young, but nothing going right for me as of now. How to stay on track? I have to figure out what to do soon.
Set personal goals for yourself, formulate a plan to achieving those goals, and then go about your life achieving those goals.
Sometimes though, you just have to put one foot in front of the other, especially when you aren’t feeling it, and move in a forward direction. You don’t have to know exactly where you’re going all the time, but you do have to move in a forward direction. You’ll eventually run into it. Sometimes we overthink stuff in a micro way when we really need to just move in a general direction.
Posted on 2/22/22 at 6:36 am to Horsemeat
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The kid was fighting and strong, still is - I made friends with him and his family because the hospital wouldn't let family back there to sit with him during the treatment.
That's awesome that you did this for him ... and you. It's certainly the right thing to do.
It's fricked up that the hospital would not let his family go back there to sit with him during treatment. Can you imagine the fear of a 12-year-old during this scary time? Again, awesome that you have befriended him.
Posted on 2/22/22 at 7:39 am to lsudepression
You can be glad in the same pants that you are sad.
Seriously like someone else said flip the script. Do something different and random. Go to the zoo. Take a day off and go bowling during the daytime.
This reminds me. I need to take a break from the OT.
Seriously like someone else said flip the script. Do something different and random. Go to the zoo. Take a day off and go bowling during the daytime.
This reminds me. I need to take a break from the OT.
Posted on 2/22/22 at 7:56 am to lsudepression
I pray.
I ask for His help.
I ask for His help.
Posted on 2/22/22 at 8:13 am to lsudepression
Only you have the power to make yourself happy and fulfilled. It’s very likely you have trapped yourself in circumstances that don’t reflect your core values. You are likely following someone else’s dreams in a half arse way. This box society wants us in is not one size fits all. You are not alone in trying to figure it out.
Start a lifelong hobby/educational pursuit. Plan a trip. Your mind has an itch that needs scratching. Reach out to an old friend or acquaintance or even someone you don’t know but admire. Mix it up.
There is no track. You define success. There are countless self-help motivational books out there and they all come back to this same theme. I’d recommend looking into this, even if you do books on tape. If there is something you would like to do, confront whatever fear is holding you back from doing it. It will be the most important confrontation you ever experience.
Start a lifelong hobby/educational pursuit. Plan a trip. Your mind has an itch that needs scratching. Reach out to an old friend or acquaintance or even someone you don’t know but admire. Mix it up.
There is no track. You define success. There are countless self-help motivational books out there and they all come back to this same theme. I’d recommend looking into this, even if you do books on tape. If there is something you would like to do, confront whatever fear is holding you back from doing it. It will be the most important confrontation you ever experience.
Posted on 2/22/22 at 8:17 am to lsudepression
Go volunteer to help people who are worse off than you, then you will see that what you are going through probably isnt that bad.
Posted on 2/22/22 at 8:22 am to lsudepression
Exercise, sleep, slow down on drinking/smoking/whatever, enjoy your hobby or find a hobby you enjoy, and see a therapist. Remove yourself from the problem (friends, addiction,girl, etc) and realize the problem isn't you but situational.
Posted on 2/22/22 at 8:23 am to lsudepression
Exercise and fake it till you make it. The military taught me false motivation and it’s served me well. Pretend it’s awesome even when it sucks and it t either becomes awesome or so ridiculous that it’s funny.
Posted on 2/22/22 at 8:24 am to lsudepression
Sounds like you're trying to stay on track, on a track you don't want to be on.
Maybe find a track that better suits you.
Maybe find a track that better suits you.
Posted on 2/22/22 at 8:44 am to lsudepression
Posted on 2/22/22 at 8:53 am to lsudepression
Move to another country and start over.
Posted on 2/22/22 at 8:54 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
This is the answer. Aerobic exercise
Posted on 2/22/22 at 9:03 am to lsudepression
I wish I had the maturity I do now 10 years ago. Use this as a tool to motivate you. Life tends to punch those the hardest when they don't punch back.
Posted on 2/22/22 at 9:08 am to lsudepression
Many good responses.
Don't know your personal situation with family, church, school, work, social life, friends, athletic prowess, etc.
But I suggest starting by seeing a therapist to work on ideas of generating things you look forward to, which get you around people.
Volunteering at a food bank or Habitat for Humanity on a regular schedule - physical work that will feel rewarding and you'll meet people.
Join a competitive bowling league - you'll make friends, be on a team, get competitive juices flowing, boost your average very quickly - you'll care. And/or leagues involving other sports/activities.
Join a church volunteer group or club.
Associations you foster through these avenues can lead to career/job opportunities and a better life in so many ways.
Don't know your personal situation with family, church, school, work, social life, friends, athletic prowess, etc.
But I suggest starting by seeing a therapist to work on ideas of generating things you look forward to, which get you around people.
Volunteering at a food bank or Habitat for Humanity on a regular schedule - physical work that will feel rewarding and you'll meet people.
Join a competitive bowling league - you'll make friends, be on a team, get competitive juices flowing, boost your average very quickly - you'll care. And/or leagues involving other sports/activities.
Join a church volunteer group or club.
Associations you foster through these avenues can lead to career/job opportunities and a better life in so many ways.
Posted on 2/22/22 at 9:11 am to lsudepression
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