I suffer from laziness.

[julezdisney]

And I'm not even kidding.

For whatever reason.... maybe the DIS boards? (only kinda kidding) I have been sinking over the last...9 mos or so into a dismal puddle of laziness.

I can't blame it on the winter, I don't think.

My list of to-do's is ever growing.
My house is never picked up.
I never get anywhere on time.
I never have my hair and face done up anymore.
I've gained 10 # over the last 6 mos.

I'm just so unmotivated!

And I'm NOT depressed! I am already ON a happy pill, and it does it's job sufficiently for my mood and general outlook.

I just seem to have the OPPOSITE of OCD!!! At times I have thought it was because I'm just overwhelmed w/daily life but.... I don't know... that seems like a weak excuse to spend 4 hours in bed surfing the internet.... I'm only getting up now because I have to pick up the kids from school!!!!

This is a serious problem and while I find it comical, I realize that my husband is frustrating w/me and my lack of gumption, and I'm frustrated w/myself!!

I have a day off today but I work a 34-hr/wk job. I've thought that maybe if I increase my hours to 40, I'll have less time to be lazy, do you think that would backfire?

Have you ever gone through this?

Were you ever like this?

Are you like this now?

I'm just wondering if I'm the only lazy person out there who's puzzled by my own behavior. I was never a go-go-go person but I've certainly never been like THIS either! It's....wierd!

 

[Aisling]

This is a coincidence, because just this very day I acknowledged myself as being lazy! I never used to be lazy, I swear. Even if I didn't want to get something done, I'd do it anyway. But during the past 6 months or so, I've been letting things go, or waiting until the last minute and when I HAVE to do it, mostly in the housework department. I just can't get motivated. I'm not in a depression, family life is good, no major life changes, so I can't explain what's happening to me. This just isn't "me". But maybe it's the "new me"?

 

[LuvOrlando]

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[disneybam]

Maybe you are suffering from boredom? Find something new to refresh yourself. I am a SAHM and I have to keep myself busy. (And I have to force myself away from the Dis at times.) Right now my goal is to learn my Windows Vista program, with a book, and I'm at the beginning of learning Spanish. I have to do things like this or I'll go . When I'm through with this, I'll find something new to learn. I plan on having a good mind when I'm 100 years old.

 

[Philagoofy]

I've been too embarassed to ever say it to anyone but I don't know if I'm just plain lazy or what. I've been getting worse the last few years. You'd think a person would know whether or not they are lazy or if there is another reason. For me, it's probably a combo.

My house is a mess, husband is sick all of the time, always something new wrong & he misses alot of work but is almost always able to go shopping for stuff on the weekends, actually, just Saturdays if the ballgame is on Sunday. Otherwise he buys stuff online, which makes the house more messy & it gets overwhelming. Every year I say I'm going to have a yard sale but never get to it.

I used to be able to stay up late cleaning but now I hardly feel like doing anything after just 1/2 hour. I don't even work on my crafts much & I have time after work & on the weekends. I just sit & watch tv.

I'm sorry you are going through this but at least I feel I'm not the only one. Guess I shared way too much but I get tired of things sometimes. Not much to look forward to.

 

[julezdisney]

I've been too embarassed to ever say it to anyone but I don't know if I'm just plain lazy or what. I've been getting worse the last few years. You'd think a person would know whether or not they are lazy or if there is another reason. For me, it's probably a combo.

My house is a mess, husband is sick all of the time, always something new wrong & he misses alot of work but is almost always able to go shopping for stuff on the weekends, actually, just Saturdays if the ballgame is on Sunday. Otherwise he buys stuff online, which makes the house more messy & it gets overwhelming. Every year I say I'm going to have a yard sale but never get to it.

I used to be able to stay up late cleaning but now I hardly feel like doing anything after just 1/2 hour. I don't even work on my crafts much & I have time after work & on the weekends. I just sit & watch tv.

I'm sorry you are going through this but at least I feel I'm not the only one. Guess I shared way too much but I get tired of things sometimes. Not much to look forward to.

You didn't share too much, I'm glad you felt you could! The messiness in the house is overwhelming to me, I do acknowledge and admit that... but I feel like... it always HAS BEEN so why am I NOW shutting down? And I used to stay up late to do it too! Now just the thought and I'm O-U-T at, like, 8:30!!

Maybe you are suffering from boredom? Find something new to refresh yourself. I am a SAHM and I have to keep myself busy. (And I have to force myself away from the Dis at times.) Right now my goal is to learn my Windows Vista program, with a book, and I'm at the beginning of learning Spanish. I have to do things like this or I'll go . When I'm through with this, I'll find something new to learn. I plan on having a good mind when I'm 100 years old.

I think I am suffering from some boredom. It's been years since I pursued anythiing for my OWN enjoyment. There's just no time! And no baby-sitter! So I guess I'm feeling... trapped?

Did you know that some Dr's now consider the internet addicting.

If you think you are on it too much, then you probably are. A DF of mine from a few years back got addicted when she was trying to recover from a miscarriage. Unfortunately, her internet friends pulled her so far out of the real world that I was the only real life person she talked to (and that's because I am ridiculously patient with my friends). Her marriage suffered, her kids were neglected and she lost every friend she was ever close to. It seemed that she actually forgot how to behave herself out in the real world, where people can see you and hear the tone of your voice.

I would think it might be a good idea to consider the possibility that the isolation could lead to more depression. I think it might help if you limit your own access to certain times of the day (maybe a timer?) and force yourself to get up and out of the house each morning for at least one errand. If you are home alone all day than maybe it might be healthy to volunteer somewhere which would get you out & about with other people.

Feel better

I am def. using the internet as a procrastination tool. There's no doubt. But before it was the DIS, it was Netflix and obsessive movie watching. Before that, it was whatever books were my fancy, before that....???? I always seem to have a "thing" that capture's my attention other then the day-to-day. Maybe I just stubbornly don't want to grow up? Simple as that?

This is a coincidence, because just this very day I acknowledged myself as being lazy! I never used to be lazy, I swear. Even if I didn't want to get something done, I'd do it anyway. But during the past 6 months or so, I've been letting things go, or waiting until the last minute and when I HAVE to do it, mostly in the housework department. I just can't get motivated. I'm not in a depression, family life is good, no major life changes, so I can't explain what's happening to me. This just isn't "me". But maybe it's the "new me"?

Everything you've said is exactly what's goin' on with me, Aisling!

 

[kschafer]

Julez,

I'm feeling you girl! I have the same problem much of the time. When I was teaching, I would always look forward to the summer (obviously!) and the first week I would be a mad woman...cleaning, projects, spending quality time with the kids. By the end of the summer, my house was messy again and I found myself sleeping much longer hours.

Same thing when I started my 1/2 time job. At first, I got SO much done on my days off, now....not so much.

Personally, the less I HAVE to do, the less I get done. Not really sure what the answer for you is but maybe set goals about how much work you want to accomplish and give yourself internet time as a reward. Treat yourself like you would your kids. It sounds wierd I know but give it a try and see what happens.

 

[wdwmom0f3]

I have found my self in the same boat. I normally get a lot done. I helped a friend work on her business to get it ready to open, I have painted the house, inside and out, I have done a lot but now, I have nothing to do so I don't do anything. Well, just enough to get by.

My thing is, I am normally only like this in the Winter. I honestly think that I have a winter time depression or something. So, Monday my friend and I are going to start going to the gym and I am also going to start going to the tanning bed to get ready for Spring! It may kill me, but if it doesn't, I think I'll feel better.

 

[pooh4evr]

I hear you! I can't get motivated to do anything- laundry, dishes, cooking, whatever it is I would rather be doing something else- now every once in a while I will feel the urge to get up and get things done, I get about halfway through and then fizzle out again- the kids rooms are not too bad (cleaned them last week, bathrooms are due, dusting (can't even remember when I did that last) I don't know if I am depressed, or lazy or just bored but it is getting bad- I totally get the trapped feeling too 3 kids, DH works all the time, so it is up to me to run them all over creation. We all need a long just lay on the beach vacation!

 

[TinkerbEllnor]

Personally, the less I HAVE to do, the less I get done. Not really sure what the answer for you is but maybe set goals about how much work you want to accomplish and give yourself internet time as a reward. Treat yourself like you would your kids. It sounds wierd I know but give it a try and see what happens.

Yeah, that. I have been suffering from the pull of laziness lately too. My savior is 'the list'. Each night, I try to make an attainable list for the following day. Start with just a couple of things and add as you build up 'tolerance'

 

[julezdisney]

But it seems like my list always have the same things on them... and only the same things get done every time?!

This seems like such a simple thing to fix....

 

[MeghansMommy]

Wow - I feel like I've written all of your posts. I can totally relate. I'm getting plenty of sleep, I'm pretty healthy, not depressed, so why the laziness?

Maybe we all need to commit to 20-30 minutes of exercise each morning - will that snap us out of this? I've NEVER been this lazy before.

LuvOrlando - that's very interesting about the internet addiction. I've been wondering that about myself. Not sure if I'm truly addicted, but I sure do spend more time on the 'net than I'd like.

 

[julezdisney]

I'd LOVE to exercise in the morning! But I'm too lazy to get up!!!

That's the other thing- I am not able to get up at all anymore. Not until like, 7:30 or 8 on my own. And that's after going to bed at 9 or so!

I don't know...the more I talk about all this the more it just sounds blatantly like depression ....even though I don't feel depressed. Ack!

 

[bebelle]

Could it be health related like maybe your thyroid? That could be making you feel sluggish. Or it could be hormone related.

 

[DMickey28]

I am going to say it's depression. I think that since you are on a happy pill and have seen this decline in the last few months it is a result of the happy pill no longer making you happy. Maybe it's time for a visit with the doctor. I think that your body can get used to the same drug or dosage and it starts to not work as well for you.

Good Luck.

 

[piglet50]

i know what has to be done - even sort of plan out what i'm gonna do for the day but then i just sit. i do really good in the morning hours, that's when i do laundry, pay bills, etc., but around 1:00 p.m. i just collapse. i think i am depressed. i am always this way in the winter.

i hope you begin feeling better. maybe a trip to the dr. would be a good idea. you could need a change of happy pill.

 

[Micca]

I consider myself lazy, but not suffering

 

[Anewman]

A good long nap should clear it up.

 

[Cee]

I'm lazy too. And I'm a fitness professional!

 

[welovedisneyx4]

Count me in as lazy!! I am worse in winter, I think I have Seasonal Affective Disorder.

I just can't seem to get motivated to do what I need to do.

Of course, if I won the lottery, I would be fine!!!