I need a motovational speech, or a swift kick in the............

Arent I ranting.....guess its my turn again today.....(I do realize there are some here that cant get off the couch or out of bed, sorry for MY ranting).

Call it burn out or whatever, my motivation has dropped down a notch from the low point that it was. Any tricks to get my but in gear again?

I'm just overwhelmed by non-stellar symptoms improvment after spending thousands, stuff piling up from being non motivated. I'm still tired and full of aches, but I have to get out of the chair/couch ect. as life does not stop when we want a "pause button", a re-set button would be better. I work, but hit the couch for an hour when I get home, and waste too much time couching on the weekends. Like many, I'm tired of being tired, and hurting. I had high hopes when on ABX, that eventually didnt do much which set me up for being disappointed......today.

Ive lost some friends during all this (guess they were non-understanding A holes, and this tested them). Family siblings just dont get it either and give me crap for my non perfect house/life........ "how come your always tired, forgetful, and say you ache all the time, and let things pile up?". Seriously, why do we have to repeatedly tell them?

Any short term motivational tricks would be appreciated, (what that would be , I have no idea, but its worth a shot). I realize not everyone gets 100% better (yes not all do), but life expectations still go on...........

Although the late Chris Farley would fully support me selling everything and living the easy life in my van "down by the river", I'd get bit by more ticks, and winter eventually would arrive. So thats out of the question.

Ah. Treatment fatigue. It's OK to take a break every once in a while. I think it's actually conducive to healing. I like to take a break from lyme, but it's not like you can crawl out of your body and take a break from symptoms. Treatment becomes the only thing you really have control over.

This too shall pass. I know that's a crappy thing when you feel like that, but the truth just sucks sometimes. The season is about to change again. Maybe when it does it will pick you up a bit.

I just go with it when I feel.burnt out. I consider it my body and minds way of resetting in a way. When it finally breaks I feel refreshed and ready to kick some butt again. So don't dwell on it too much if you can help it.

The perspective that this feeling might just be an indication that you need more rest should reassure you that your body is getting ready to turn the switch back on.

Watch some funny movies and detox alot. Do things for you that make you feel good. Go for a walk if it feels bad to sit on the couch. Write a list of stuff you want to do this week and do one thing a day. Setting reasonable goals and reaching them always makes me feel better. Even dumb stuff like 'pet your dog for 10 minutes'.

astroman said...
I just tried to kick myself,but it hurts to bend my knee that far.

Yeah, us "older" folks really shouldn't be doing acrobatics like that!! I think I almost dislocated my knee last time I tried that!!

For me, the only thing that works when I am just sick and tired of being sick and tired and taking all those meds and not feeling better (yet), is to simply think over how I feel and ask myself how much longer I wish to feel that way? I can change this or I can stay where I am.

I'm sure you know the answer, so then I tell myself that I'm done, simply D-O-N-E with feeling this way and I WILL do whatever it is that I need to do/find/get in order to not feel this way any longer - and I tell myself that daily if necessary.

No motivational speeches worked well (for me) that I've heard or read, as most don't deal with everything that we deal with, from the myriad of symptoms to the non-supportive and all people that simply don't accept our illnesses as real to the unconventional treatments and herxes that we live with - it's hard to find those that understand all of this - but we can look to each other and to ourselves in these times and realize, we have to push on, simply because we want so much more from our lives.

I sooo hope that this doesn't backfire and make anyone feel worse!!! Believe me, that is not what I intended!!!!

I'm sooo very sorry, Astroman. I have found myself in that position many times over the years - and it's still ongoing as I have more healing left from the damage that these infections caused when I was left without adequate treatments for so many years.

Believe me, it's worth every ounce of effort you put into healing, if you can avoid the issues that I am dealing with. But still, my life is better now than it has ever been, so I don't regret a thing.......just be careful what day you ask me about that!! LOL!

I'm a firm believer that the best motivation comes from humor. If I'm having a particularly bad day I watch comedy. Specifically an old episode of The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. He never fails to make me laugh and imo laughter is good for the soul.

I agree with Traveler, not a big fan of motivational speeches. I do think these are terrific. I hope they help shake off the blues.

http://despair.com/collections/demotivators They are very funny.

It's hard to be motivated, when this stuff decides it wants to put 1000% into ruining your day, and piss all over your spirits.

I've often told people, I'm sick - mind, body, and soul. It's everywhere.

Some days, I got a world of motivation, drive. I tell myself, I got it. I know where I want to be, and I'm gonna get there, no matter what it takes. Things are gonna work. You can do it, Antonio.

The next, that's all gone. "**** it, just kill me." Nothing I can do about it. All the little lines that I normally feed myself to keep going, the otherwise uplifting, they're worthless, no matter how hard I try to shove them down my throat.

Like I said, this stuff's got us infected, everywhere, and it's hard to inspire that. It's hard to be inspired, when you're playing the face of your illness, at least for me.

See, today, I'm Lyme disease. I'm Bartonella. I'm candida. I'm leaky gut. I'm whatever the heck else I got going on that's dragging me through the mud. Antonio's out for the time being.

But, I mean, if you wanna try, this one's a favorite of mine - courtesy of some guy on reddit (much appreciated):

"Do the work - be the prize."

As Winston Churchill once said "If you're going through hell, keep going".

Easier said than done, for sure.

Still, if you set a goal each day to accomplish one thing (no matter how small it is).... and do it, you've made progress.

If you can't accomplish that, there's always tomorrow....and that's a blessing.

We totally understand how you feel, astroman.

(((hugs)))

You know… some days, it's really OK to feel miserable, be disengaged, mope, feel sorry for yourself, sleep too much, hate life, blame the CDC, plot revenge against that MD who humiliated you, reminisce about happier times, and just let those emotions move through you. They are real and they matter. And you just don't have to be a hero today.

I had a run-in with a man who saw my ridiculously large bandage covering my IV port and since his wife had gone through chemo with a port, he recognized what it was and bluntly asked me what I was "doing time for"… we started talking and he shared his wife's story. I really didn't want to talk about my story—have had a rough couple of wks and was trying to pull myself out of it. But I did share a little and he commented on how he appreciated my outlook and perspective.

And of course, I appreciated that he noticed how brave I was acting. And when I got home, I remembered I was depressed and cranky and I flopped back on the couch. But he suggested I spend a little time with "Last Comic Standing". I'd never seen it, love comics and also hate watching them. And I never noticed On Demand before but there it was… so I started watching this year's episodes, and the laughter filled the room… I slept really well that night. ;)

-p

It already feels like fall today, maybe 60F will get me motivated, the summer heat made me a slug.

Think I'll You tube some comedy stuff this week.

I got stung last month, does that count? Of course, it didnt feel so good.