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stasia

New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 20 Oct 2004
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Location: Hoquiam
No Motivation, "even Down Looks Up"
Posted: 10-20-04 02:29am

I've had zero motivation for so long I can't even remember what it feels like to want. I go through the day like a zombie.I feel useless. Even when things happen that I know I should feel good about I don't really care. I put on a smile and pretend. I'm really good at it. I have great friends that listen and are always there, but it doesn't seem to make a difference no matter how often I talk about it. I would talk more to my family but on top of being a huge portion of most of my problems my mother and sister are both bi-polar and often they are in no condition to help me.
My boyfriend is getting phone numbers from girls he says are just old friends. He gets mad when I get upset about it. It makes me feel ugly and useless and completely undesirable. I feel like the dorky 13 year old that I used to be. Too skinny, big glasses. He doesn't respect my feelings about it at all and all I can do is cry.......
I've never been diagnosed with anything. I feel stupid and weak for even thinking about going to get help. I feel ashamed. I can't go on being so miserable. I don't know what to do with my life, with my mental health. I feel like all of my dreams have died and my heart is broken.
I just don't know what to do........
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BADSAL

Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Sep 2004
Posts: 257
Location: PA

Posted: 10-20-04 10:33am

This may sound weird but try doing something to help or brighten someone else's day. It will in turn help you feel better about yourself. Give someone a card just to say hi (neighbor, ederly person, a new mom, a child). Go have lunch with someone. I went to my kid's daycare and ate lunch with him one day that I was having a terrible day and he was so happy. I couldn't help but feel happier too. Of course- you can see a doctor to see if meds would help you. I just wanted to try to give you something you could try right now to at least boost your motivation.
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purple333

Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 Dec 2003
Posts: 1420
Location: Sydney

Posted: 10-27-04 03:48am

Check out ces or sound/light machines from either dynamind ort alpha-stim.Com about $us200)
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anishakulkarni

New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 06 Jan 2004
Posts: 11

Posted: 10-30-04 10:14am

Well stasia.
I m also so depressed but I think I can forget about myself when I help others if anyone needs my help.
I think if you can not resist problem then flow with it as long as that problem gets weak once it gets weak then you can control it.
Cause u and I have diffrent situations so your problem I simple for me,and my problems are tough for me.
Anyway.
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