Stress Center Peer Support

Hello,
I am on the second session and am finding it SO tough to stay motivated! I tend to stay up late and then sleep until early afternoon the next day. I am not working and that makes me feel even worse, even though, I probably would not be able to handle a job if I had one. I have been able to exercise a bit - for 30 minutes at a time and that helps...I just wish I could wake up early and work out but my head is like lead in the morning!!
I can only leave the house to go food shopping or to the library - otherwise, I freak myself out with the crazy endless "what ifs"!!!
I just moved in with my boyfriend about six months ago and am feeling very lonely with no friends to chill with. One of my good friends is getting married in a couple weeks and I most likely cannot go due to not having any money...he offered to buy me a ticket - but, I feel horrible asking for money when it is his celebration...I am so confused. How do I find the motivation to continue?

Every thing you mention is why you are here, and the best thing I can say is stay with it. You have to motivate yourself. It's like learning something. No one else can do it for you, it's a self thing. For all the misery you feel, realize if you pick up your homework and do it, listen to your CD's, sign on and share and learn, help and be helped. It will take you on down the road to a new life with less misery. No magic dust here, just hard work. The motivation is inside you. Did you ever watch Wizard of Oz? The movie is multiple metaphors, but one of the biggest is Dorothy's simply believing in herself. She didn't need ruby slippers to get home. She was already home (in a coma). She just needed to believe, and open her eyes. The ruby slippers were a symbol of belief in ones self.
As for a friend offering you a ticket to be at his wedding? If he offered it, he'd like you to be there. Take the ticket, go to the wedding. Be a friend to your friend.
Best of luck with this program.

curlycorn
I feel the same way, I can't seem to wake up in the morning, no matter how much I sleep, I still feel tired and unmotivated, yet I can't seem to get to sleep at night. I am so frustrated with myself it makes me sick. I am self employed so I don't HAVE to get up and go to work, I just really really need to, but often times tell myself I will wake up tomorrow and feel better and do it then, but tommorrow seems to turn into days. I feel like I am so lazy, yet so broke because I did not work to make money....I feel like its a vicious cycle i can't seem to get out of. I have not purchased the program, i am afraid i can't afford it. that also seems kinda dumb because I feel like i can't afford not to buy it.