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I'm seriously lacking motivation
F/17
I know what needs to be done. Do good in school so as to get into a good college, then get a great job, happy family, happily ever after. The end. Problem is, I just don't feel motivated enough. I tell myself I know what I need to do and that I can do it, but when I get to actual 'what needs to be done', I just don't wanna do it. I don't feel like it, I rather do something else that peaks my interest. I'm really stubborn and it makes me a bit upset that I can't just buckle down and do what needs to be done. My mind wonders way too much and I just can't concentrate. I tried ADD medication, but I ended up falling asleep everywhere I went, basically a zombie, so I stopped taking it. So pills don't help at all. How do I tell myself to just DO IT already and get good results? It's like the 'school, college, family, the end' story isn't enough to push me forward or something...
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Maybe give some free advice about: Mental health?
If you are not ADHD then you may be mildly depressed. Not unusual for someone your age. Being mildly depressed is more of a hormonal problem then anything else. Your brain is not making enough of one or two chemicals needed to keep you from becoming depressed. This is easily corrected with the right medication.
Most family doctors prefer to refer patients they feel may be suffering from depression to a psychiatrist for medication as they are better trained to prescribe than a family doctor.
Once the psychiatrist has met with you and found the proper medication you will be referred to a psychologist for talk therapy to get at the root cause of your depression. You may or may not be aware of what it truly bothering you. That is what talk therapy is all about. The therapist is someone you can tell your deepest darkest secrets to knowing your confidence will be held in the strictest of confidence. Once you find the root cause and learn to deal with it, the need for medication will begin to recede.
My suggestion: Ask your family doctor to screen you for possible depression.
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