Everything in my life is messed up. Motivation works temporarily and I'm not suicidal but feel it's pointless to live like this. What should I do to feel hopeful?

Motivation is inconsistent/limited and even more so if you are feeling low. The important thing to do is rather than focusing on your life as a whole, just focus on your day. Even better, focus on the next hour or two and ask yourself, "what can I do to feel better right now?' The best thing is definitely going for a walk, getting fresh air, clearing your mind get the blood flowing. Think about the things you enjoy doing, but make sure they are simple and doable. Once you feel better it is easier to do things that are less fun. Our brains get overwhelmed if a task is too big, we need to break it down into tiny little tasks. When you do that suddenly life doesn't feel pointless or messed up. We can tackle all obstacles if we break them down into tiny steps.

I’ve been in a situation when I felt like everything was meaningless and life felt pointless. It made me feel so detached from life and like I was failing in every single way. It didn’t help either that people around me weren’t supportive. It was a very tough time and many times I felt like giving up. So I get what you mean, it’s so frustrating. But you know your situation the best and the best possible solutions that would get you out of that funk. You’re life feels messed up, but you’re not a mess. You’re capable of achieving good things and messing up is a part of life.

i feel the same especially as i have adhd motivation is never a permanent thing i think what works best for me is that i just figured out my purpose of living for example i want to make my life as meaningful as it can be and just be a genuinely good person in this cruel society and give back as much as i can for that i need to have a career and tor that i need to study that’s a cycle of forced motivation i use often as you are not suicidal i think you should take a chance to step back and ask yourself what u really want to be by that i don’t really mean in a “ career way” i mean what you really want be like as a person what habits do u want to have or what traits you would prefer to have thinking about these things can make u more aware of ur own personality and preferences and that’ll help you if not motivated atleast hopeful or feeling like u have something to work on and what makes it more easier the thing u wanna work ok is yourself so you don’t really need other people

No feel lasts forever, no emotion is permanently fixed in you. If nothing else, wait, and wait. Sometimes finding a book or podcast to binge can help with the day to day. Each day you get through is a victory, no bad day will happen again you literally only need to get through it once. I’m sorry you are going through this, and I’m sorry everything feels messed up. I hope things get better for you sooner rather than later. Sometimes it helps me to accept I will go through periods of feeling hopeless or helpless, and that it will eventually pass.

I'm sorry you're going through all that. Just know that support is available. And Bad times are like good times. They don't stay forever. I don't know the exact situation but still I think "Everything" generalizes and exaggerates the issue. Maybe note down what exactly is the issue? Motivation works only for a moment. or a day. maybe even a week. But not more than that. According to me it comes to discipline. Waking up and doing what you ought to do is more about discipline than motivation. No one is motivated 24*7. Sometimes we do because we have to. Because it's needed. I know, easier said than done. But one need to realize that the steering wheel of our life is in our own hands. one can just be hopeful that tomorrow will be different. I know even being hopeful is difficult at times. Well, then it calls for help and attention. Perhaps a break and looking into what exactly is going on in one's life. One can appreciate the little things in life. Gratitude journal, you know? Like even having the ability to actually type out your issue, having a stable internet connection and other small stuff puts us in so much better position to solve our problem than thousands of other people. All this might seem preachy but sometimes it all comes down to perspective. but please in no way I'm saying it's easy. And for those with some mental/emotional issue, it's so much tougher. But we need to remember that our life is a canvas. It might seem all black tho. Like you've already painted it black and dark with no way to make amends or change. But one can always turn that black canvas into a starry night. And white looks so much clearer and brighter on a dark canvas. All the best for life ahead. Just know that no painting is "bad". It all comes down to who's the one seeing it. Sometimes it's about perspective.

Sometimes the answer is as simple as waking up and making the bed every day. It seems like a small task but I was taught that it can lead you to accomplish more task throughout the day. Too often we find ourselves fixated and never getting to our destination when in fact the journey is what life is all about. Stopping a few minutes per day to meditate and regroup and focus on the food around us can often push us to become happier and motivated. Just a small pinch of happiness and we begin to see the light at the end of the tunnel

Focus on your goals and use your imagination as a tool to visualize how the future would look like if you're consistent on what you're doing to improve your life. For example, you're working to eran enough money for something you want. Imagine yourself reaching that thing and how happy and proud you're for yourself. Believe that all your hard will payoff one day and when that day comes you feel unbeatable. The feeling of how far you have come. And I get that some days we don't have enough motivation to do so. But you have to focus on how much you have accomplished to reach what you want, and how every-time you have fallen, you've stand up and continue fighting. You'll learn and grow from those experiences and become step by step the better version of yourself you were before and so on. Hope that helps!