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Does anyone else get motivation swings? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 years ago by ster@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I'm currently preparing for exams which are very important to me. Some days I can work for 6 hours or more without stopping and I get loads done and feel great about it. Unfortunately some days I get up and I can't bear to work.

On bad days, I feel like I can't focus on anything, and no matter how much it stresses me out, my brain just refuses to put any effort in. I have no motivation and just feel like going to sleep or giving up and doing something to waste time.

Generally I find if I work a lot one day the next day is more likely to be a bad day.

Does anyone else have this? How do you prevent this or at least cope with it?

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[–] PeterLinuxer@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

The motivation change might come from a) situation like sleep, nutrition, noise, concentration b) psychichal disease/illness c) your personality

It could be depression, psychosis, ADS but also a "scanner personality" etc. For mental health only a psychiatrist is competent. For personality a psychologist (or maybe a therapeut). For general health (body) and situation you yourself are the person which is responsible.

And yes, I have that, too. My personal solution (not neccessarily the right one for you) is to carefully select a few projects and concentrate on them. How this helps? It prevents me from hopping from one thing to the other.

Try cycling the exam topics for a change/versality.

One more comment: If you aren't able to concentrate or focus on the exams then get professional help soon!

[–] ster@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

I think sleep could be a big part of it, I've always struggled to maintain any kind of sleep schedule. I don't think I suffer from any severe mental health problems as I'm fairly functional in day-to-day life.