Motivationless and a bit disappointed
I joined this site last year and I try to do at least one step every day. I managed to find a psychologist and soon I thought I would be almost making anxiety and all the other I'm struggling with disappear. But as of right now, I feel kind of empty, even though my anxiety levels are lower than what they used to be. Some of my issues:
On the anxiety side, I can bring myself do more stuff that I wouldn't be able to do because of fear, but I'm still holding myself back. When I went to college to take an exam, I didn't feel confident I would pass and even though I could've just simply taken it and fail it, I couldn't and I literally stopped in front of the door where the exam was taking place, turned around and went the way I came. It's like I was sure I would fail and that made me nervous. It's like, I saw changes within me when I'd been going to the psychologist, and I see them, but I still feel melancholic, oftentimes at night when I know go to bed at 2AM, even though I want to go at least at midnight.
I feel like my self-confidence hasn't shot up like I hoped it would've, whether it's trying to stop cringing at my embarrassing memories (even though rationally some of them weren't even notable or embarrassing) or improving my posture and attitude. I used to have lots of hope, and I still do, but now I oftentimes feel melancholic, motivationless, just wasting time away doing nothing useful. It's like as soon as the heat came around, my energy level dropped down and since I expect myself to doing something, it's discomforting, but when I try, I either getting distracted or too wore down by weather to care. I tried writing down tasks that I needed to do, but a lot of the times, I couldn't do any of them. I've decided to slow it down and do like 3 of them at a time and that seems to work a little bit on the emotional side, so I have that going for me.
When I started taking therapy sessions last year (around this time), I was optimistic that I would make big progress, but right now it feels like I've regressed and it disappoints me a bit. It feels like after sort of a high I felt in the Fall, I became sort of moody, but still having lots of energy, but as of around May or June, my energy levels fell and I just can't be bothered that much anymore. I still do stuff, but it feels disappointing to look at stuff I'd done before and stuff I do now. Combined that to the fact that I used to try to socialize (which I'm kinda proud of) and I don't do it all that much anymore. It seems like a combination of weather (which is hot) and high expectations and I just can't meet them right now. I don't know how to feel right now so if you have any advice, I'll gladly look at it.
I'll also add that it feels like whenever I'm even slightly down, I'm not as productive as I wish to be and that's also what's bothering me.
@wittyPark6454
Thanks you for sharing.
I can relate to this In a way. There was a time I would not stop working and cleaning and planning. When I did take a break it was a long one. So long that I would immediately make plan to work like a slave again. The cycle is tiresome. Only feeling good when goals are being met but when they weren't I felt unworthy and unfit for adulthood. Those things are true I've learned. We are human and humans can be tough when it comes down to it but we also need rest. And need to maintain our sense of pride in getting the time out from life so we can be well enough to carry on.