<p>Because I think I have it. These days I rarely have the energy or desire to ever do anything. It takes an active struggle to motivate myself to do anything besides eating sleeping and going to the bathroom. I also lose motivation to do tasks I have started really easily. These tasks can be anything from work like running an experiment in the lab to household chores like cleaning my room to even leisure activities like reading a long news article or forum thread. I really, really have to be into something to follow it to completion. </p>
<p>Yea sounds a lot like me somtimes, you just have to pull yourself out and DO somthing, or else it will get bad. I once sat around for like 2 weeks and did not do really anything, just cause I didnt want to or i was too lazy…it was horribile. Its not like im fat eaither, im skinny, so its not the love of food or somthing. I think it might be a form of OCD, obsessed with not doing anything. Just try really hard to pull yourself out of it unless you want to go see a doctor.</p>
<p>Definitely sounds like you could have issues with depression:</p>
<p>Symptoms of depression include
[ul]
[<em>]Problems sleeping - either too much or too little
[</em>]Lack of desire to do things that once interested you (also called ahedonia)
[<em>]Feelings of guilt
[</em>]Loss of energy
[<em>]Difficulty concentrating
[</em>]Changes in appetite - either eating way more or way less than usual
[<em>]deviation from your normal psychomotor state - you may feel really slowed down, or alternatively very jumpy and agitated
[</em>]suicidal ideation
[/ul]</p>
<p>That said, you shouldn’t rely on information from a website to diagnose yourself. If after reading that list, you think you might be depressed (you don’t need to have an identifiable trigger), go see your doctor. They can do simple lab tests to make sure there’s not an easily correctable medical condition like anemia or low levels of thyroid hormone that could also be making you feel rundown. The possibility of these conditions are why you should go see a doctor rather than “just try[ing] really hard to pull yourself out of it…” as suggested by malibu.</p>
<p>Wow, OP I’m exactly in the same state as you. However, I think its because I know once College starts that I’ll have a million things to do. So basically I’m trying to do nothing as long as possible while I still have time.</p>
<p>I feel exactly the same way. I find little motivation in absolutely anything. From doing work to doing leisurely things, like walking the dog or replying to Facebook posts. Would this be depression? I always assumed I had an incredibly underactive thyroid or something.</p>
<p>Start looking for an activity that you really enjoy. Make something, read a book, find a group of friends to hang out with, and the feelings of nothingness should go away. </p>
<p>(i’ve heard underwater basket-weaving is harder than it looks).</p>
<p>if there wasn’t college to look forward to, i’d have the suicidal ideation and probably full on depression, because i feel so useless. unemployed, just eat and sleep. and CC.</p>
<p>I’m diagnosed with ADHD, and I take medicine for it. I actually just found out in sophomore year, and I just graduated from high school. With ADHD, you don’t feel super motivated. That was one of my sypmtoms - tiring really easily when faced with tasks. Or, I’d freak out because I had no idea in what order to do certain tasks. My mind couldn’t process things as easily, and I’d end up running my tongue and saying things I didn’t mean before I could even think about the consequences. It also fueled anxiety, with the stress of not being able to get things done. </p>
<p>Yakyu Spirits, I believe in it. I’m a decent kid, I just have trouble concentrating. My parents didn’t need to put me on the meds, but it really helps my mind slow down. It helps me pay attention and helps my brain chill out.</p>
<p>It’s easy to feel that way during the summer. You get so caught up in your routine over the school year that it’s not uncommon to feel purposeless during this down period.</p>
<p>Summers have always been a trigger of depression for me. Those times when you really don’t want to go out, make yourself. You will feel better almost the second you get out of the house. That’s how it works for me, anyway…when I feel like just laying around doing nothing, I call around until I find someone to hang out with.</p>
<p>Too many people (me included) wait for inspiration. Maybe I’ll go exercise later… or maybe I’ll finish that project… but you just aren’t inspired right now. The trick is to schedule it. That’s what happens during school. So make a concrete plan. Make a schedule for tomorrow and set the alarm. Just do it. Get an exercise partner- you can either work out together, or just check in daily. Or make a schedule to read so many pages or weed the garden. </p>
<p>Even if it is really and truly depression, getting more exercise and accomplishing your goals will help you pull out of it.</p>
<p>there’s nothing wrong with not wanting to do anything. just look for something to kill time. play some video games. watch some movies. do things that require minimal effort.</p>
<p>I don’t think that what you’re describing is depression. I’m sure it’s just laziness.</p>
<p>I’ve felt like that a lot, too. I get distracted very very easily and, usually, the only thing I can really do is watch something - TV or movies usually. The best way to get rid of it is to FORCE yourself to do something, even if it kills you.</p>
<p>I made myself sit down in front of the piano until I was sweating rivers. Everything gets easier after you force yourself to do something, as long as you don’t get distracted in between :).</p>