Discussion how do i deal with having a lack of energy

[ScaredCutter]

no matter how much sleep i get, what i do, what i drink, and how much melatonin i have, i always feel tired. i feel so unmotivated, so tired, i feel like theres rarely any energy in me. cant take care of myself fully, i want to practice the drums but everytime i try to watch a guide on it i feel so tired. i sit at my pc and able to play one game well but other games feel like theres too much effort to put in.

theres always a lot i want to do, a lot to learn but thinking about it makes me tired, even if im able to push through and sit to start it, i just cant lift a finger to start, i jisy head to bed because i feel so tired but, i dont "feel tired" once im on my bed. its the same cycle and idk how to find the root cause, or why this happens at all.

planning things make me so tired. i feel tired everyday and idk why. i want to fix this but it feels hard to understand

 

[admirerest]

Maybe this is the kind of tired that sleep doesn't fix. I think I can relate a lot to feeling unmotivated and tired lately. Maybe these are signs of burnout? I still have hope that you can overcome this and will be able to conquer whatever you set your mind to eventually. I am looking for a solution to this as well.

 

[bagel12]

no matter how much sleep i get, what i do, what i drink, and how much melatonin i have, i always feel tired. i feel so unmotivated, so tired, i feel like theres rarely any energy in me. cant take care of myself fully, i want to practice the drums but everytime i try to watch a guide on it i feel so tired. i sit at my pc and able to play one game well but other games feel like theres too much effort to put in.

theres always a lot i want to do, a lot to learn but thinking about it makes me tired, even if im able to push through and sit to start it, i just cant lift a finger to start, i jisy head to bed because i feel so tired but, i dont "feel tired" once im on my bed. its the same cycle and idk how to find the root cause, or why this happens at all.

planning things make me so tired. i feel tired everyday and idk why. i want to fix this but it feels hard to understand

i feel the same way, i wish i had advice, but im just here to say you're not alone

have you seen a doctor, therapist, or psychiatrist? adhd meds do help me with the tiredness and lack of motivation, but not enough to be functional. im gonna get bloodwork done soon to see if i have low vitamins or something because i can't live like this

 

[strawberrydino]

similar experience. on the good periods i have been trying to put up "fun things to do" lists so i don't have to think of what to do. when i can do something i also have try to have very specific routines, ex. counting how many times i scrub each side of my face when washing face so i can try to do them on autopilot. when im in that complete lack of energy i just try and do the bare minimum, daily routine of sleep at same time, not too much sleep bc that also messed you up. also literally walking outside does so much. ik its just hard to walk outside or move at all but doing a small task usually gets some ball moving. dont be too self/critical its more often a barrier.

and hopefully it gets better. have routine you can have on autopilot and just do a couple steps of your routine if you can