What do you do when you have no passion or drive?

I partake in the little things in life, and appreciate even the small steps I achieve to move forward, even as simple as getting up in the morning. Sometimes it feels like I don’t have motivation to do anything, so I start with smaller tasks, and reward myself for completing them. Rewarding yourself for completing tasks boosts self esteem, and self esteem is such an important component of motivation and drive. I always remind myself it is okay to not feel super motivated some days, and that when feeling a lack of motivation, it’s a huge accomplishment when I get even small things done. I remind myself that it is okay to move at your own pace.

I either pet my dog or reach out to my mom, sister, or best friend. I find that talking about my lack of drive and what's behind it to be helpful. Each of them have a way of getting me to discuss what's really bothering me. This is something that I have done since I was little. It may feel like talking in circles but it ends up making sense to me. Each of them are the best support system I could ask for and they each offer me support in their own way :)

When you have no passion or drive, you have to know what passion feels like to you, learn what passion means to you. Nobody is perfect and you do not always have to feel or be able to pursue passion. Life happens and we get busy. People struggle to commit to something they believe was a passion. You can be passionate when you are ready to purse them. Just because you haven't been able to dedicate every spare second you have to something, does not mean you cannot be passionate about it. If you look for perfection in a passion, you will never find it.

Not having a reason to do anything and not having motivation can be a factor in having no passion or drive. Finding the small things in life that make you happy, discovering new things, focusing on the things worth living for can give new energy and new motivation into going about day to day life. It won't happen overnight, but enjoying activities can also happen through a fake it till you make it method, push yourself the extra mile until it comes naturally eventually. It's not simple and not having passion can suck all the will and motivation out of life, but it's not permanent

First of all I sit calmly and breathe, simply, whether to force the breath or do anything strange. Then when my mind is calm I ask myself: "What would I like to do today to be happy? Is there something that I'm passionate about and that makes me feel good?" So I look for the answer to these questions among the tasks I have to do for work or for my personal pleasure. Often I find the answer that seems the best, such as exercising to keep fit and healthy, watching a film or a documentary that talks about a topic that intrigues me such as wellness, mindfulness, travel to exotic countries and so forth. Sometimes it is enough to look around and discover that there are still many books to read for my personal pleasure or because I want to learn something new related to my work. Cultivating passions is like going to the gym. The body finds its best shape only thanks to constant and disciplined practice. Passions are like muscles and thoughts: if you do appropriate exercises they improve their performance and produce positive effects on the whole body and mind. To have passions that truly engage you you must find those that make you feel good, that you do with joy, that is not a burden to you and that, above all, you are happy to cultivate because you have discovered something that changes your life for the better because you think that you deserve to be happy when you do something just for yourself.

Sometimes it can be helpful to take some time to check in with yourself, see how you are feeling - take a mental health day (it shorter or longer if you need!) where you can dedicate time for yourself. This is especially important in the world that we are in today, it is important that you can ensure that you are feeling safe and comfortable in your home and in your life. If you are experiencing a loss of passion/drive for a specific activity it can be useful to integrate a rewards system as you achieve certain milestones (e.g. the activity is school or work, reward yourself at the end of the day/week) to help positively reinforce your ability to complete something that you have no drive/desire to do. You may also consider switching activities to something that you may be more interested in (if this is possible - things like hobbies are a realistic thing to change). On the other hand if your lack of passion/drive is more generalised and you are struggling to get through day-to-day activities (let alone anything else), especially if this is paired with other symptoms like continued fatigue and low mood it is best to visit a healthcare professional to see if there is anything more serious (and I say 'serious' in terms of need for longer term support or solutions) underlying the lack of drive/passion.

Pick the smallest thing I need to do and force myself to do it. Sometimes I will break other things down into several steps. I.E. I need to take a bath but can't get myself to do it. I may force myself to brush my hair, I may just force myself to fill the tub. I may try to sit in the water. I tell myself I only have to do one step, and if that's all I can manage then that's that, but many times if I fill a tub I'll at least sit in the water, and if I sit in the water I will pick up the soap. The same thing with chores, if the house needs to be cleaned I might just do the dishes if I can't make myself do them all I will be like okay do just one, or just start to unload the dishwasher. Or if the clean laundry is backed up I'll go fold one towel and put it up. Sometimes I'll put on headphones and turn on some hyper music to try to focus in on that or reward myself with something small for just getting up and walking to the mailbox.

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To be honest, i don’t know.. i mostly do negative stuff. I waste time and cave in into my shell... but not that i think about it, most of these situations i could have done the least effort instead of procrastination and fear. Nowadays when i lack passion i tend to make time for self care and wellness which helps me deeply and pave the way to a better tomorrow when i hopefully have a more sense of purpose and a clear goal to work towards. Hard days will pass.. all days will pass, so why not make them count?

Did we ever ask ourselves, why do I have this drive this passion? We enjoy it and never question it. Its a simple of way to saying human's like movement and standstill seems like tough time. That being said instead of asking why, feel what is it have no passion, from your own point of view, not by comparing yourself with anyone else. Person with no drive still feels hungry, fall asleep, and rest of the daily chores. So this question will come from a person having a desire but no passion to going after it. Really question here is whats wrong with having no passion? Its not permanent anyways.