If you’ve ever experienced depression, you realize pretty quickly that finding motivation becomes a primary challenge in everything you do.
First, there are the physical hurdles: loss of energy, lethargy, problems sleeping (for example, sleeping excessively and the inability to rise from bed), feeling fatigued or weak, problems with sexual function, all of the bodily aches (and headaches), and just in general a feeling of malaise that inhibits motivation.
Many of us also experience the psychological hurdles. We get a sense of futility and hopelessness and think, “Why does that matter? Why does anything matter?”
We see how bleary reality is, and wonder why the rest of the world doesn’t understand that they spend the overwhelming majority of each day thinking and talking about absolute horseshit.
OMG guys, did you hear about Miley’s nip slip?
Even when we’re with friends and the topic of discussion proves to be more substantial than celebrity gossip, conversations often wind up becoming contests of wit, with each contestant aiming more to impress and overpower than to articulate and learn. And while this can sometimes be enormously fun, especially if things get a little bawdy, the depressed person sees through this veneer of braggadocio with all the superhuman ability of, well…Superman.
The point is, nothing seems worthwhile, and motivation goes vamoose.
So with this in mind, I’ve decided to start an ongoing series of posts on Motivation, of which this is the introductory post. Check back in soon for more!
-David
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ReplyDeleteNot sure if this comment was autogenerated, but since it seems relevant here's how I'd reply: A few people have told me that reading my blog has helped them, and that's enough for me. Yes, the percentage of the population that knows how to bridge the "gap" b/w reading and life is small, but they are out there. And if you think writing about universal truths is a waste of time, you pretty much classify literature (and even movies and music, etc) as a waste of time. It's largely what's universal about them that makes them compelling. Lastly, writing this blog is a good chance for me to practice my writing and brainstorm for ideas. And after all, what's valuable about what one does w/one's life is subjective, and I'm willing to hazard that some of the things you consider "worth your time" I'd find pretty dumb, based on the heading of your comment.
ReplyDelete-David