Do you ever get exhausted of life, and you just don't have the energy to live anymore?

Question

and when taht does happen to you, where do you get the fuel to keep driving through life?

i'm looking past depression, past sadness. i've been through that. i've been depressed, been suicidal, and i'm completley fine now. but one thing i lack is just...simply energy to continue on. heh. it's so weird, becuase it's almost like i'd rather die because i'm too lazy to keep myself alive. that's exageratting it...but i just don't have a lot of energy to keep living...and i don't have a lot of reason either (trhough i'm not necessarily depressed).

also, i would never go to taking medecine. all that does is make you happy temporarily, but what good is that, if it doesn't get rid of what makes you unhappy?

to dan s- heh. compared to my whole life, that's one grain of sand on a beach. i know you're saying that i'm not bad off based on what you know i've said, but there's just way more than that.

to dan s- and you're right. distractions do help. but eventually i have to get back to the point. i've distracted myself by putting myself through a phase where i lived for other people. i listen to music. i go play tennis. all of which give me something to do just to keep living until i find a reason to live. but the thing is, i ran out of distractions and little things to move me along. so now i'm just floating on air, seeing what happens. having a life but not living it

Answer 1

It’s called depression and I suffer from clinical depression and it is a major problem that steals the joy out of my life all too often.

I don’t think you are that bad off. End of the year regrets, your previous comments about a hectic school schedule and your age lead me to think that it is a temporary thing. I take medication for depression, sleep and pain; all of which are made worse by the depression. I don’t think you need medicine unless this becomes more than an occasional thing. If it starts to become a pattern then find and adult you can trust and talk with them. If it gets to the point of suicidal thoughts then you need help badly.

In the meantime take a page out of my book and learn the art of distraction. That is the single best way to treat both chronic pain and depression; don’t think about it. If you are doing a hobby or getting interested in something and keeping busy then you don’t notice the depression as much. In fact if you are engaged in something you really want to do time seems to fly by and depression slips to the background. Unfortunately you can’t always do just what you want to do and life has its daily chores like school and a job. Don’t think it is going to get a lot better as you get older, new stress and new chores always crop up to replace the ones you finish.

Find something you enjoy doing and indulge in it. Develop a hobby and gain some interests that are intriguing and something you would enjoy doing. Don’t over do it though, people have even died playing too much video games (fools who didn’t take a break to take a simple drink). “In all things moderation.”

Answer 2

Yes... it's been this way for a while. I think the time has come for me to jump off a bridge and fulfill my destiny. I am only kidding... ha! Funny... but uh, what keeps me going? The hope that one days things will get better. Deep down inside though, I know I am only deluding myself, and I am only delaying that bridge scene...

Answer 3

Yes! Not sure where or how I get the fuel to keep going sometimes. Well, now I get it because I'm going to have a baby in March and I want her to be healthy.

Answer 4

This sounds like a health problem. Get a complete check-up from a Dr.

Answer 5

I get that way and start eating Swiss Cake Rolls. I don't recommend that therapy but damn they're good!

Answer 6

meds help me alot.