I am a 15 year old girl, diagnosed with major depressive disorder. I am 75mg of Zoloft to deal with this problem. I have used a few different kind of drugs recreationally but, I have stopped. I am failing everything in school and have no motivation no matter how hard my parents and teachers push me. I have met my end. I should be doing work and trying now but it's like I can't. I have been on my meds for a month and I feel better. I actually feel happy sometimes and I don't want to kill myself as much as I did. Suicidal thoughts have crossed my mind much less and I am starting to see how abnormal my thinking was. I just don't know how to make myself care about my future and I just get so angry at myself. Please help me.
I have no motivation to do things?
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- 3+ months ago by zodiacslut
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- girl, major, motivation, disorder, mental illness, mental health, mentally ill
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So sorry to hear about the abuse you have gone through. However there is always hope. Have you tried praying, you can do this by yourself and it is a simple conversation between yourself and God? Many of us have tried the daring trap of drugs and I was blessed to get out of it. You are still so young and have your whole life ahead of you. Find yourself a good roll model even if it is a TV actor. See what they do for fun etc read up on good hobbies and keep yourself and your mind busy. There is no better feeling achieving something after going through depression. Remember you need to basically teach yourself from scratch how to stay focused and motivated. Stick it out, do it a little at a time but set some goals for yourself. And the biggest secret is do what you are comfortable with, don't do things to please others, if you not happy those around you won't be either. It all starts with you! Good luck
A lot girls seem to suffer from this (myself included), and there doesn't seem to be a "cure" for it. You can try different activities like; reading, writing, photography, drawing, social media, exercise, listening to music, sleeping, and etc... It's also very important to talk to vent. There is an app I used to use called Vent, and it helped a lot.
I am 41 and was diagnosed with bipolar disorder two years ago. I had some major bouts with depression where I didny want to do anything for long periods of time, and I would cry and often have to take naps during the day just to get through work. The only thing I found a really work was to get myself out of the routine. I had to make myself do something like just go out to eat with friends or go to a party and it was very difficult to get that motivation. Once I did that the depression seems to have subsided . I also began taking Seroquel which helped a lot and since I am bipolar they put me on lithium which helps also with depression. You just have to hang in there and realize that it's a chemical imbalance it's nothing that you're doing wrong. You might also try reading on the biological reasons you're depressed and sometimes that helps diffuse the power has over you. Good luck to you.