My get-up-and-go has got up and went.....

[poltr1]

In the past month, I've had neither the desire nor the energy to tackle the never-ending problem of clutter in my home. In my mind, I know I need to chip away at it every day, a little at a time. But when my sleep pattern resembles that of my cats, it's tough to get anything done.

Is there something wrong with me? Am I not eating the right type of food? Or is this another sign of the out-of-work depression?

Comments

[quadrivium.livejournal.com]

Hard to say. Sometimes as the days get shorter I get a little sadder and find it harder to stay motivated. Walks and gardening help a lot.

On the clutter. Throw some things out completely or give them away to charity. It's freeing, it helps someone else, and then you don't have to find a place for it.

And eating habits could be part of it too. Once I started the Take Shape For Life plan -- and adjusted to it, I need more calories than its typical starting amount to stay functional -- I started feeling a lot better. You might have a food allergy or two that is sapping your will.

Good luck! *hugs*

[athenawindsong.livejournal.com]

Yes, it is depression. I agree with changing your diet. Eat more salad! Cook with veggies! Limit your red meat and go for an evening walk.

[kitanzi.livejournal.com]

It sounds like probable depression to me. *hug*

[tigertoy.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it's depression. I have always gotten that way when I've been out of work. I saw it starting again almost immediately after my job ended, and to combat it, I am aggressively keeping myself busy and forcing myself to stay on a more or less regular schedule of getting up almost as early as I had to for the job. I give myself a list of tasks every day and I try to focus on them. I try to keep them achievable; for stuff that is difficult to push myself into, I break off a little piece, or just say "put in half an hour working on this".

It's not totally keeping my depression at bay, but it's helping. Maybe it would help you.