OMG how do I motivate myself and recover???????
I have met my fair share of people who just dont like to get out of bed. And for no reason at all. They just roll out of bed whenever they like. They make some coffee and do what they do. Oh, yes, I am referencing more than one long-term relationship. These ones never lasted long. I hate the word lazy. I hate it because my parents never stopped working. If us kids did not work we were That Thing (child)That Did Not Belong. But I loved my parents and it is because of them I get the hell out of bed.
Alright now-what does google say about mental illness and motivation??? Care to guess?? Lets look it up..............
Motivation is the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal and elicits, controls, and sustains certain goal directed behaviors. For instance: An individual has not eaten, he or she feels hungry, and as a response he or she eats and diminishes feelings of hunger. There are many approaches to motivation: physiological, behavioral, cognitive, and social. Motivation may be rooted in a basic need to minimize physical pain and maximize pleasure, or it may include specific needs such as eating and resting, or for a desired object. Conceptually, motivation is related to, but distinct from, emotion.
Wow- did you get all that????
I am slightly, though not overly, impressed. When we struggle with mental illness finding the ‘motivation to complete basic needs (think: shower, eat, talk) is difficult. Sometimes, impossible. But in order to recover from mental illness, motivation becomes a key factor in our success. Unfortunately, its also one of the more difficult areas of our life to harness when we are unstable.
So, how can we define motivation in the massive realm of mental illness?
*Motivation (lack thereof) can be connected to a state of depression. It should then be treated as such.
*Difficulty accepting your diagnosis in connection with finding the motivation to recover from it. If we cannot accept the diagnosis we are probably not motivated to recover from it.
So ok-the real question is....
HOW DO WE MOTIVATE OURSELVES?????
Make a schedule. Example: If I struggle with insomnia (and lately it never leaves me) I still set my alarm at 8 a.m. A schedule is important and it regulates our lives, our stability, and our recovery.
>Allow others to help you when you need help! Perhaps you dont need to be dragged out of bed, but a pep talk is helpful. People in depression are often certain they will never get better. But we will and we do and try, try, try to remember this.
>Do what you can do. If all you can do is get up, well, that is motivation enough for the day. If getting to work on time and staying there is part of your routine, then give yourself some credit.
I know for me motivation is like doing chores blah!!!!
Please send me a messege on things that you like to read on to help you become more motivated.
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@blossombreathe
whered u get this list
@Narby
it was a general taglist on the mst dashboard! if you'd like to be removed, please fill out this form! I apologise if you didn't want to be tagged! *hugs* 
@blossombreathe awesome !!! One huge inspiration!
I find that with being sick motivation can be difficult.
What makes this worse is that many things harm my recovery, rest is often what's needed to allow recovery.
Symptoms don't work on a schedule which makes trying to stay on one difficult. I feel like sleeping when it works to often be the better option rather than sticking to a schedule. Some things I keep more scheduled than other, like taking medications, but even that varies based on my symptoms.
@AffyAvo
I trully understand on what you shared here. If you like you can pm me and we can talk more on things
@AffyAvo
Yes you cant schedule things like symptoms. But maybe you can make a list of things that have worked for you in the past-as well as some maybe you find others doing or some that you find. And being sick and motivation-omg I find it very hard to do 1 thing-BUT I know its possible. Maybe Ill make a post on motivation and being sick......hhmmmmmm
@RumpleSteeleSkin I'd really love to see that. Especially if it's like this where it feels real if you know what I mean. Some of the stuff out there is fakely positive, and seems to ignore that things can be incredibly difficult and miserable at times. Others are just unrealistic - giving tips that just aren't possible for people.
@AffyAvo
I understand you on your thoughts here-and thank you for sharing it. I like to keep things real as I can, I acknowledge things are hard and give ways to try and make things easier/real. Also to have fun with things
you know my pm please share ideas if you would like to read on something
@AffyAvo love you affy, I struggle so much right now in exactly the way you are talking about. Sometimes it is less motivating to be dismissed by the.. oh just try harder, or keep a schedule . But its not always possible or in our control. Thats the hardest part of it, making plans but something hits and you just can't keep it. It takes motivation n sucks it right out the window. I give you a ton pf credit though cus you do all you can n speak up .Rumple some pratical posts for disabled n chonic illness n pain would be a good one for alot of people on here. I suspect it would also be a challenge for you not to get sucked into putting alot of cliches.in it since they are what we find nkrmally.
@AffyAvo, hope you are feeling better. Take care.
@faithlove1111 Thanks! It's lots of ups and downs but overall I'm better than I was at the end of 2016 at least.
@RumpleSteeleSkin awesome you posted these posts today just for me, I am struggling and this is extremely helpful, thanks loads ! I am very much criticized by family when depression takes me over and they don't even try to understand, they just call me lazy, and that hurts me so much, even when I accomplish a small task , they are like. .. big deal, so what. .. you should have did more.
@jr50
aawww jr that isnt right. Hugs It not only is hard for the person to "survive" just a bit and try to cope when sick. It is also hard for others to see us sick too. Please if you like you can pm me and we can chat.
@RumpleSteeleSkin. Thank you!
@jr50
your welcome
Wonderful post! @RumpleSteeleSkin
@Isaac
Thanks buddy
@RumpleSteeleSkin
I like the suggestion of a schedule! It is a great idea!
@HarveyM
I hope this works for you
@RumpleSteeleSkin
goodness I could pick up so many tips from your post....
Thanks a ton mate............. 
@RideaRainbow
haha
you are my biggest fan, but like I said I do go on google and read and read things.
@RumpleSteeleSkin
@RideaRainbow
you silly
@RumpleSteeleSkin
Am sure u meant that as a compliment........
@RideaRainbow
Oh yes for sure never mean things bad
@RideaRainbow
@RumpleSteeleSkin yes motivation is a big topic. hope you find the motivation you seek.
@soulsings
Soul I do most of the time other times I act like I dont know
@rumplesteeleskin
Wonderful post. Motivation is definitely an important factor in overcoming mental illness, and I can defintely relate to not being motivated to get out of bed, but sometimes we just have to take it one tiny step at a time. I get coaching calls with my therapist and one time I didn't have the motivation to get out of bed, so I called her and she literally coached me through getting out of bed, "Roll over, put your feet on the floor, stand up, walk to the kitchen/bathroom, turn on the water" (that part was so she could hear I was actually doing what she said). But it really worked for me. Now when I feel like I can't get the motivation to get out of bed, I remind myself of my coaching call with my therapist and I roll over, put my feet on the floor, and stand up.
I can also speak to the need to be motivated to recover. Sometimes we think we're motivated to recover, but then a part of us is so scared to recover because recovery is so unknown to us that we subconsciously would rather stay stuck. I hope this doesn't make anyone mad but I've recently found this to be true. I would make so much progress and then I would sabotage myself. Finally I realized that I was sabotaging myself because I was afraid of being okay, because if I was okay people would expect more from me (and what if I couldn't live up to expectations) and I was afraid I would lose my supports like my therapist and case manager. Recovering from mental illness can be scary, and it does require motivation, but I have recently found that it's worth it, and I hope that anyone reading this who is struggling is able to find the motivation to recover as well. :)
@InvaderStitch
Sitich thank you for sharing hun. Yes whatever small steps we take to get going is good
RumpleSteeleSkin , These are some of the books that i read to motivate me. They also helped me to understand myself and people around me. I am sure these books would be of help to others too.
Hi! Here's what I think can help you motivate yourself.
First is to try to identify and understand your problem. Ask yourself, what are the things that motivate me? And what are the things that don't?
By understanding this, you can focus on the problem and try to avert that into something you can be motivated on. For example, you are motivated when you reward yourself with the things that you love!
