Hi Sharon!

I’m sorry that things are difficult for you at the moment. If you want to talk about what is happening we are hear to listen!

I have been in some dark places before and found it difficult to motivate myself to do every day activities.

What helped me complete housework was considering reasons why I wanted to complete each task. This helped motivate me to do them.

For example, I have dogs. If I don’t tidy up there would be trash lying around that the dogs would play with and potentially try to eat.

Whatever reason that is meaningful to you is ideal.

It was also important for me to prioritise tasks and goals. It can be overwhelming thinking of all the responsibilities, chores and goals you want to achieve in the future.

Consider what you want to get done today. My husband sometimes says if you get 30% of what you planned to do done, that is a good day.

It’s very important to forgive yourself if you don’t achieve everything that you want to do in a day.

I think it’s important to gradually increase the number of tasks you plan to do in a day. Consider how many tasks and activities you are currently achieving in a day. Then try adding one more. Do that every day and when you are ready commit to achieving an additional task.

Patience is really important because it can take a long time to achieve important goals. Punishing yourself for every day that you don’t achieve it is no way to live. Comparing your progress to others is never helpful either.

• This reply was modified 2 years, 7 months ago by Helcat.
• This reply was modified 2 years, 7 months ago by Helcat.