Depressed or lazy?
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hi all,
i've been pondering this question for quite a while. am i depressed or just lazy? i'm in year 12 and it seems like i've had no motivation to do anything lately. i can't pin point exactly why i feel this way, though. since i was in year 9, i've never really had a true motivation to do my school work. throughout the years that sorta developed into no motivation to do anything. i can't figure out if i'm just lazy or if i'm really depressed? there are things that still make me happy in life. those things are always only temporary, though. i talked to my doctor about my depression and he said that i probably have it but he doesn't think a pill or therapy will help me.
what i'm wondering is, where is the line drawn? how can one tell the difference between depression and plain laziness?
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amy69086 alex78288
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alex78288 amy69086
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now that i think about it... i have periods that i don't feel like doing things i normally want to do. for example, i love watching this youtuber. but lately i've not felt like watching them at all - at first i thought i was just growing out of it, but i've found that on certain occasions i still like watching them somewhat.
amy69086 alex78288
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If they make you feel better after watching them then you should keep on watching. Maybe you've just got bored of them lately, try someone else or another hobby you enjoy. Who do you watch on youtube? I've got a few I watch too. Nothing wrong with having a break, I feel like that all the time. I try and force myself to do the things i usually love doing, that way i might start enjoying them again.
arianagrande alex78288
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I think the lack of motivation completely is depression. That's one of the major side effects. The line stays at where lazy is procrastination, while depression is the absence of any motivation. (: -hannah
alex78288 arianagrande
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wayne1962 alex78288
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Hi Alex - sorry to read of your predicament. How do you feel when you wake up in the morning? Do you think "Oh no, another day?" Do you want to stay in bed and sleep forever? That would be depression. If, however, you are waking up thinking "What's for breakfast? What a bugger I have to get up to make it! I wish I had a million dollars so I could hire a maid to do it. Now I've got to sit up. Here goes, one, two, three..." then it might just be laziness, or, more precisely, boredom.
alex78288 wayne1962
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most days i wake up and don't feel like dealing with life. i sorta just wanna stay in my dreams forever and not have to worry about actually having to live.
wayne1962 alex78288
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Hi again Alex - sounds like depression. Make an appointment with your doctor and talk about it. Meds might be prescribed. You might need to dig out underlying issues with a therapist. You're young with a whole world ahead of you - it will be greatly to your benefit to tackle this issue now.
alex78288 wayne1962
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i talked wit her my doctor about this issue yesterday. he said that i may have depression, but he doesn't think that a prescribed medicine nor therapy would do any good.