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Topic Tuesday // Motivation // Tues 14 Aug, 7pm AEDT

Unknown userMember18 June 2018, 2:59 pm AEST

Topic Tuesday // Motivation // Tues 14 Aug, 7pm AEDT

With the results in from our community poll: What topics would you like to see most for Topic Tuesday - it looks like we will be talking all things Motivation and your mental health! How do we find motiviation in our day to day and what are our challenges and successes? Our inspirations and our obstacles? Let's explore together.

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Mae88Casual Contributor14 Aug 2018, 8:48 pm AEST

Re: Topic Tuesday // Motivation // Tues 14 Aug, 7pm AEDT

I find it hard to not feel silly, for crying or overreacting and not doing what i want. I think for me the issue is I have a bath or do some things i want to but procrastinating on others. Reading, cooking, exercise.

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BlueBaySenior Contributor14 Aug 2018, 8:48 pm AEST

Re: Topic Tuesday // Motivation // Tues 14 Aug, 7pm AEDT

@Former-Member I’m not sure I have any rewards or anything to give myself when I’ve achieved something.

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MDTSenior Contributor14 Aug 2018, 8:49 pm AEST

Re: Topic Tuesday // Motivation // Tues 14 Aug, 7pm AEDT

My approach to stigma is to face it head on @Clo1

I can respect and understand that not everyone can do that and that's okay. But I'll be damned if I let perceptions of others put me off what I want to achieve

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Unknown userMember14 Aug 2018, 8:50 pm AEST

Re: Topic Tuesday // Motivation // Tues 14 Aug, 7pm AEDT

Fabulous @Zoe7 - isn't it funny how we can so quickly get swept up when achieving one thing, to go to thinking about all the other things still left to achieve and how that then makes us feel de-motivated once again. Taking that time to contemplate and give yourself some respect for the job you have done is a good way to maintain motivation. It's come up a fair bit tonight that this can be a hard thing to actually action - taking that pause after small achienvements, but it shows how worthwhile it can be, as you have shared

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BelJCasual Contributor14 Aug 2018, 8:50 pm AEST

Re: Topic Tuesday // Motivation // Tues 14 Aug, 7pm AEDT

Allowing myself to have a break and a cup of tea. Buying myself a nice bottle of wine and watching a favourite dvd. Going for a walk or a run in the sun by the river... 🙂