What is it that makes people getting up every day?

I like your post & your background - I guess there are as many reasons to get up as there are people.

As for when one is depressed (not speaking for everyone of course) - needing to get s*** done, hunger, needing to go to the toilet, doing something so the day is over faster, I would say.

I am curious about other people's responses as well - maybe one can learn a thing or two. ;D

Sounds like you've got alot of interesting things going on & much more that you can do when you feel ready to even if it's just exploring your scientific interests.

I too would like to hear others opinions as i have absolutely no reason to get up I can't hold down a job I have no children or many friends so literally no reason to still be on Earth if I'm honest.

People with out depression don't think like that. They don't think about why - they live in the moment.

what makes me want to live is having the opportunity to laugh. it makes me feel excited and happy. i try to laugh a few times a day...not always so easy. but its the best feeling for me. i do often crack myself up, thank goodness. i also enjoy the feeling of love...i look for it. so i guess you could say i like to live for love and laughter

Hi I always got out of bed (very reluctantly) coz first my mother made me get up and then when I left home I always had to work full time.  It was easier to get out of bed than put up with the stress of dealing with work or losing my job and having to sign on.  I took the easiest option. 

When I retired though it was very different.  My mother needed more care then and my disabled sister had a dog that needed walking so I got up for these reasons.  Then when my mother died I started work as a volunteer in a charity shop.  Then the dog died so I am at a bit of a loss now.  I do go and play cards once a week at a centre for over 50's which I love,  and I do go out 2 evenings a week playing darts,  which I also love.

What always helped me what needing a cigarette as I refused to take them to my bedroom.  I stopped smoking though a few months ago and have started staying in bed more when I haven't got to be up.  I did today. 

What you do have to do is if you haven't got  a structure imposed on you from outside is to impose your own.  Now I am retired I only do things I enjoy which makes me get up rather than miss them.  

I hope this helps a bit.  x 

 

Hi Dr.D - I have the same problem, and have wrestled with it all my life. Although I could lay in bed forever and no-one would notice, every day i make myself get up, put the kettle on, have a shower, go out and get the newspaper. Some days I will sit on the couch and watch the box, but the next day i force myself to get dressed and walk into the city, window shop, visit the library, feed the pidgeons. All my life I had worked, and, as i have an artistic bent, created countless projects, always one, sometimes two, and occasionally three projects at a time.

That ended about 4 years ago when I endured a long, traumatic experience that compounded my depression and dashed my belief in people and in the world. I had a heart attack because of it and as i sat there crushed and sweating like a tap, waiting for the blessed end, I had another attack. The indescribable pain was the only reason I called the ambulance. I told the paramedics not to bother saving me, just dull the pain. Startled, they said they could not do that. Now, like you, i have to force myself to even bother. I don't know why - it's as if I'm waiting for something to happen, some hope to reveal itself, something that will re-invigorate some sort of purpose, excitement, motivation. Tomorrow I'll wander back into town and do the same things I did yesterday. Oh, and read the comments on this site.

thanks everyone for sharing!