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Depression and Motivation

WintersweetSenior Contributor

Depression and Motivation

Hi SANE forumites,

Does anyone have any advice on motivating yourself to do basic tasks when everything feels overwhelmingly difficult due to a depressive episode?

Im currently at the point where even unhealthy coping skills like internally beating myself up isn’t enough to get myself to do things.

Also, does anyone have any suggestions for how to bring this up with my psychiatrist. I feel like I’ve been telling him for months that I’m too depressed to function and we just keep increasing and decreasing the same medication which stopped being effective like 6 months ago…

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FlotsamSenior Contributor

Re: Depression and Motivation

@Wintersweet

That would be really frustrating to go through this 10 times, I am only on my 4th try. I hope you find something that works for you soon.

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