Feeling Defeated and Not Motivated

I am in an all time funk. I am feeling so defeated with my health and life and cannot find the motivation to even help myself. Have you felt this way? How did you get through it? I just spent two days in bed and I have never been through anything like this before. Ive been crying off and on with no specific reason why. I am in tears as I type this.

Do you have a psychiatrist because this sounds like clinical depression which requires medication? If you already take medication, it may well need adjusting.

I was on a depression medication but I started sleepwalking while on it and it scared me. I had never ever done that before. I am not currently seeing a counselor.

You are not alone. ? There are so many people out there that feel the same way you do. It's not your fault you feel like you do. It's all the C-19 lock downs, stores and restaurants closing, just all this "stuff" that's happened in the past year. Yes, I've felt the same way. What did I do personally? I got up and work in the yard, go for a walk, go see friends and family cuz they need contact also, have your nails done, get a pedicure, walk around the store.....anything you put your mind to! You can do this! God Bless. ???

I agree that you need to see your physician ASAP. There is help for you and no need to suffer like this.

I have an appointment this Friday. Hoping the doctor can figure out something I can take for the depression because what I was on caused bad side effects-like sleepwalking.

I agree with Citizen Kim! I have clinical depression and I was feeling just like you are. It took me a year to realize that the antidepressant I had been taking for 17 years had stopped working! It took another year for my doctor and I trying other medications and dosages to find the right one. Now I am feeling almost back to normal. Please see you doctor about this ASAP!! And I hope you're feeling better soon!

Thank you for sharing your personal experience. I didn't know a medication would stop working after such a length of time. I had the opposite problem with a new medication my doctor prescribed and after just a short time I was sleepwalking and my mind was not right. I have a Friday appointment. Appreciate the well wishes.

Long term medication for depression or anxiety need to be monitored, adjusted or changed.

I was on one type, on and off, for 10 years, and it stopped being effective. Since then my doc switched medication and after 3 months I started feeling like myself again.

There are many people suffering various forms of depression these day, so you are definitely not alone. It's a great reflection on you that you recognize there's an issue and have reached out for help. The advise above about talking to your doctor right away seems to make the most sense.

Good luck and know you're not alone.