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Is somebody ever completely demotivated with everything? How do you deal with it? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 5 months ago by NationProtons@sh.itjust.works to c/autism@lemmy.world

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Occasionally I have these days where I don't feel like doing work or chores. So I'm thinking, why not just enjoy myself, do something that interests me?

But then I don't find any motivation to do anything really. Not even the things I normally enjoy very much.

Typically I would then waste time browsing or watching videos, but that seems to make it worse. How to snap out of this?

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[–] hihi24522@lemm.ee 10 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Lately I’ve started forcing myself to do nothing during those moments, like literally nothing. I set a timer for an hour and then turn off my phone and computer and lay down or just sit and kind of stare at a wall.

The boredom is horrible but the good news is that by the end of the hour, usually my mind has come up with a few things it would rather do than nothing.

Also, sometimes I can’t make it the full hour doing nothing but I only let myself do productive/healthy things like reading or doing dishes. It’s not really enjoyable but by the end of the hour it does feel slightly good that I was slightly productive.

Idk if it’ll work for you and idk if I’ll be able to keep doing it, but maybe it’s worth a shot. Tell me how it goes if you try it lol.

[–] NationProtons@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 months ago

I feel like this has a similar effect to meditation. Every time I just wait for a moment and see what my brain suggests I do (instead of just keeping wasting time on my computer), it actually feels pretty ok. Like even if I remember I still have to do cleaning, actually doing the cleaning at that moment feels less effortful and takes less time.

I think it's a good suggestion. Just the moment that I need it the most, is also the moment that I won't be able to pull myself from whatever I'm doing at that moment. Maybe I should try and make it more consistent, have a specific moment each day to just do nothing...