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@overwhelm1

Hello!

I hear you. Change is hard and can be overwhelming. I feel we've all had moments where we've lacked some motivation. You're definitely not alone. For me, it helps to break tasks down. Cutting tasks into chunks, feels less overwhelming. I also hope you find the support you need here! We are here for you!💜

@overwhelm1

greetings friend ! I believe we live in the same world.... lol.... moments of sparks....only to fizzle out...

menopausal ?

I can so relate to all your struggles, it's so hard and if it's any help I'm in the same boat as you, feel your frustrations as I'm living with them myself.

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I can. Totally relate your not alone here ❤️

@overwhelm1 - yep thats me to the T - maybe its an age thing - I am 56

@overwhelm1

Sometimes if we have someone by our side to push us for it, or when we push someone by being on their side for these things of self care they become part of us too, yea! I truly believe in that and I wish you find that companion whom you could motivate and then in return of your favour their motivate you! 💛🧡❤️🤍💕😇🌷🌼🏵️🌸🌺💐

These things are not difficult, but spirituality gives us always the purpose and motivation for life, isn't it, and that too is based on making others life fruitful and serving others, yea! When we serve others, our minds get self served in divine ways! ✨💛🤍🧡❤️💕🌼💐🏵️🌺🌸🌷😇😊🙏

I fee the same way lately. Not easy to snap out but probably needed.

Lethargy is definitely a hard thing to shake off. The worst part for me when I get lethargic is I end up beating myself up for whatever it is I wasn't doing. Could be something I thought was a great idea at one point, something I started and didn't finish (TOTALLY out of character for me), chores I didn't address, or not following through on a promise I made. Everything held the same weight: no one thing was more or less important than another, what counted was I just blew it off. And I was a horrible person for it. Which made me feel worse, squelched any motivation that might have reared its head, and ultimately just perpetuated the lethargy. The epitome of a vicious cycle.

I don't think it's an age thing (I've been like this since my teens) but maybe it's more pronounced later in life because most of us are more responsible and mature than we were as teens.

Most of us. 😂

With me, lethargy was a symptom of something really bothering me excessively, something I'd rather ignore, hide from, or avoid at all costs. Sometimes I wouldn't really even know that was the real issue, much less what it was that was bothering me. So, not even depending on the specific situation, there's only two things that ever brought me out of a lethargic state:

1) talking with someone who let me talk without correcting me, advising me, lecturing me, encouraging my negativity (you know the types) but would validate my feelings. And truly listen. And you're definitely in the right place for that!

But that's how I figure things out. I'd eventually realize if my lethargy was a symptom, a reaction, or a tactic, and what's eating at me and why. I'm able to start seeing things as they are, rather than seeing them thru an emotional state. (I have issues managing emotions). But the more I'd talk, the more reality and logic surfaced to where I could ACT instead of REACT.

I still might not be super motivated, but I'm not paralyzed either. I still may not find enjoyment in anything, but I can function.

2) someone else posted this, but I'd divide up tasks. For example, if my house needed cleaning, I wouldn't think about the enormity of it. I'd take one room, clean it *** and span, congratulate and reward myself for my efforts (very important) and worry about the other rooms later that day, or the next day. Writing a list of what needs to be done is helpful, also, because once it's on paper, it's a lot harder for me to ignore. It's also so very gratifying, satisfying, and would improve my self worth and confidence when I'd cross those items off of the list! 😁 And if I didn't get to a certain task, or two, or three 😏 I'd just copy them onto the following day's list without guilt tripping myself. And let me tell you, there have been tasks that were put on "tomorrow's list" for months at a time, but oh well...

Trust me, the benefits of that method pulled me out of a lethargic state AND downer feelings better than anything else I've tried.

I sincerely hope all of you with a lethargy issue discover what works best for you to bring you out of it, because as we all know...

IT ROYALLY SUCKS!

Thanks for reading this far, and I apologize for being so long winded... 🌹

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