have no motivation

I feel similar. I'm not bipolar but I'm depressed. I take fluoxetime whivh I thinks helps to prevent me getting too emotional, so I just feel very flat and have no motivation or desire. I can barely watch a TV from start to finish and cant read a book, and I used to read alot. I just dont find anything interesting. I hardly ever go out and have lost touch with all my friends. So yes I feel the same. I have a loving partner and a teenage son who sometimes is very sweet, but sometimes a complete pain and can get quite nasty. I think this is when hes stressed out and tired. Hes just coming up to his A levels. 

I dont cook any more, which I also used to enjoy. 

I wish I could offer some advice on how to get out of this feeling - join some clubs to meet people, do voluntary work. I know its easy to say, but I dont do it, although I wish I did. When youre depressed its not easy to do I know.  I know a good start would be to exercise and go walking. I want to and have done before and it helps. The weather is too horrible at present for me to want to go out though!

Hi deeshmee. As ursulauc62 just said, its easy to say to do things but to actually do it is a different story. Last year i was extremely depressed and could barely get the motivation to even brush my teeth in the morning, i would get up, close the curtains, and lie on the sofa until it was acceptable to go to bed. this happened everyday...

I'm now in a good place and what helped me is that i made a table of all the things i should and want to do. It sounds childish but helped me hugely. Write it out and at the end of the day tick the stuff you did. At first there might be nothing ticked, but thats motivation the next day to at least get one ticked. Start with something easy. As time goes by more will get ticked and by accomplishing goals your mood might just lift hopefully and condequently motivation

Apathy is an awful thing because as a symptom it stops us from even atempting to remedy it. Just step by step try and overcome it. You have nothing to lose. Hope this helped. 

Hi the problem with depression is that there is no motivation to do anything.   You have to actually do something first to find any motivation.   That is very hard to do but it is the only way to motivate yourself.

So start with something very small ie brush your teeth,  get dressed etc.  the more you do the more you will be able to do.  It's just a case of pushing yourself very hard to actually do something.  x

I've tried everything everyone has suggested. You may think that's impossible but trust me it's not. Nothing seems to work. I've done lists but they just overwhelm me and then I get panicked attacks. Just two days ago I started a drawing and about 5 min in I just did the care enough to do it anymore. Everything is just so boring. Thank you though for the advice.

I would say I am bipolar although I have not been diagnosed with it yet.  I get pretty fed up very easily.  I am constantly frustrated and feel like nobody understands me.  I feel like I am not relevant too.  I seem to have been ditched since day one.