Whats the best way to lift motivation levels?!
Question: Whats the best way to lift motivation levels.?
i have Chrinic fatigue syndrome and major depression, I want to know, does anyone have any good tips to lift motivation levels.?
I want to be able to get out of bed and do stuff like excersise and normal things like go shopping, but I rarely have the energy/motivation to do so...Health Question & Answer
I want to be able to get out of bed and do stuff like excersise and normal things like go shopping, but I rarely have the energy/motivation to do so...Health Question & Answer
Answers:
It is SOOO hard to get out of this slump. I know. I've spent days not getting out of bed for anything but food and washroom simply because I was too depressed and unmotivated (thinking "what's the point").
Recently I started to force myself to get up and have some fruit (smoothie because I didn't feel like chewing lol) and then go for a walk (like to the store for some gum or something.. an attempt to give the walk a purpose).
At first it totally sucked. Even on the walk it felt so pointless, tedious and was a total chore.
After a while, I noticed that adding this ritual with the change in my diet (even the 'game' of 'I wonder what this combination of fruit will taste like'.. which is funny as I never liked fruit much before) and exercise actually gave me more energy and now I am more motivated and now I've expanded my walking habits to exploring areas that I have never been before...taking a camera to take pictures, listening to music that I am unfamiliar with to get me thinking about my surroundings and how beautiful everything is, rather than staying inside my head. I have even started timing my walks to see if I can "beat" yesterday...
Still hard taking that first step out of bed, but I've only been doing this for two weeks now and once I do I feel much better and knowing that makes for good motivation.Health Question & Answer
Recently I started to force myself to get up and have some fruit (smoothie because I didn't feel like chewing lol) and then go for a walk (like to the store for some gum or something.. an attempt to give the walk a purpose).
At first it totally sucked. Even on the walk it felt so pointless, tedious and was a total chore.
After a while, I noticed that adding this ritual with the change in my diet (even the 'game' of 'I wonder what this combination of fruit will taste like'.. which is funny as I never liked fruit much before) and exercise actually gave me more energy and now I am more motivated and now I've expanded my walking habits to exploring areas that I have never been before...taking a camera to take pictures, listening to music that I am unfamiliar with to get me thinking about my surroundings and how beautiful everything is, rather than staying inside my head. I have even started timing my walks to see if I can "beat" yesterday...
Still hard taking that first step out of bed, but I've only been doing this for two weeks now and once I do I feel much better and knowing that makes for good motivation.Health Question & Answer
I would have thought if a Drop Bear came into the room, that would be motivation enough to get up and exercise!Health Question & Answer