Has depression affected you from reaching your goals?

Jabberwocky

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I feel as if for me I am reaching a new stage with my depression where I just cbf any more. I have 5 subjects left of my degree and should be done in June but I just couldn't care less. Life just seems to have been getting worse and worse these past few months and seeing people for help hasn't done much.

Has anyone ever felt this way also?
 
Yeah, I don't really have any major goals. I've got too much apathy for that.
 
Yeah, but fuck goals anyway. We should just try to live our lives day to day, moment to moment. Screw the old goal-oriented success driven societal behaviors, it may be what worsens our depression the most.
 
Definately, I was in a similiar situation to you. a year of uni left, but i couldn't bring myself to crack open a book because I didn't give a fuck about anything anymore. Not myself, not other people, and not the future.

But one of the best things for depression is to set goals. Set immediate ones (ie. I'll get an hour or two of study done today). and ones for the future (ie. when I am done with my degree I'm going on a holiday overseas). The latter should be something fun. That one is actually my goal and has been a huge motivator.

Your willingness to do things again and goals will return after you start getting better. I'm almost better and have started saving money, eating right, exercising everyday, and looking for a new and better paying job.

there is light at the end of the tunnel (even though you don't see it when you are depressed) and eventually you will be pursuing life with gusto again.
 
Yes, but you have to focus on getting up and out today. Don't worry about the next day or the next. It's too overwhelming while in the midst of depression. Just take small steps and take it day by day. Eventually it adds up and you'll have something.
 
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