[bahijal74]

Anyone ever..and in my case..still don't know how the hell things went from resting after working you butt off to suddenly being inescapable laziness.
I swear no matter what i do...I always end up going to being in a state of mind and body where hell i KNOW i can do anything...to just ending up drained and sleeping the time away. Im freaking 20. and it always repeats.
Why the hell get so motivated and efficient only to end up unable to do anything no matter what it was?
Btw, Being absent was a work and friend related event. if anyone noticed.
 what finally got me to snap out of the trance said crap caused:
I finally found and polished a pendant my closest friend gave to me bout 8 years ago. 2 years before her death (which started a chain of deaths in my life that just changed me and yeah...) so im both happy and sad...so i needed to rant here. just in case your confused why i made this topic.

[achtung]

I've been feeling kinda depressed and lethargic myself lately. I blame the changing seasons though. I feel this way every fall.

Just force yourself to do small things. That's how I start fighting the haze off. Got a small chore you've been putting off? Do it. Build up until you feel halfway normal again, that's how I manage. Of course, I am far from a qualified psychiatrist, and if you keep feeling ****ty, I would more than suggest going. It helped me in the past.

[Pred the Penguin]

Maybe you have nothing going on?
I usually find myself depressed when I have nothing to focus on... like now.

[Kosh]

Drowsiness is a symptom of not enough coffee.

[Polpolion]

Drowsiness is a symptom of not enough coffee.

Coffee is God and I am a devout follower. When I converted, it bestowed its blessings upon me in the form of an A in my first hour math class which I  fell asleep in every day prior. When I'd need to pull all-nighters, my God has never forsaken me, providing me with that gentle nudge and racing heartbeat I need to finish my term paper or lab report or whatever. And all it requires  is a ceremonial drinking of this cup of bitter black liquid! Is your God as awesome as mine? No, the Christian God has never  helped me like this.  I prayed and prayed but I'd always just  fall asleep. So I turned to Coffee and my free time doubles, I'm not tired anymore, and I am successful at everything I do. It really helps; you should try some, bahijal.

[BloodEagle]

Drowsiness is a symptom of not enough coffee.

Coffee is God and I am a devout follower. When I converted, it bestowed its blessings upon me in the form of an A in my first hour math class which I  fell asleep in every day prior. When I'd need to pull all-nighters, my God has never forsaken me, providing me with that gentle nudge and racing heartbeat I need to finish my term paper or lab report or whatever. And all it requires  is a ceremonial drinking of this cup of bitter black liquid! Is your God as awesome as mine? No, the Christian God has never  helped me like this.  I prayed and prayed but I'd always just  fall asleep. So I turned to Coffee and my free time doubles, I'm not tired anymore, and I am successful at everything I do. It really helps; you should try some, bahijal.

Coffee doesn't do anything to me.  Does that make me the anti-Folgers?

[Polpolion]

Drowsiness is a symptom of not enough coffee.

Coffee is God and I am a devout follower. When I converted, it bestowed its blessings upon me in the form of an A in my first hour math class which I  fell asleep in every day prior. When I'd need to pull all-nighters, my God has never forsaken me, providing me with that gentle nudge and racing heartbeat I need to finish my term paper or lab report or whatever. And all it requires  is a ceremonial drinking of this cup of bitter black liquid! Is your God as awesome as mine? No, the Christian God has never  helped me like this.  I prayed and prayed but I'd always just  fall asleep. So I turned to Coffee and my free time doubles, I'm not tired anymore, and I am successful at everything I do. It really helps; you should try some, bahijal.

Coffee doesn't do anything to me.  Does that make me the anti-Folgers?

You've obviously done something to displease Coffee. Have you ever willingly drank and enjoyed tea for the sole purpose of enjoying tea? Either way, you should abstain from the  ceremonial black liquid for 40 days and nights in repentance and drink only water in the meantime.

[newman]

Coffee doesn't do anything to me.  Does that make me the anti-Folgers?

I used to be like that, coffee had a minimal, barely noticeable effect on me. Not sure how or why but this just changed in the recent years and now it can actually help me fight drowsiness. It still can't do miracles, but it helps.

[Nuclear1]

I've been getting pretty drowsy lately too...I've also been put on SSRI's, which have a side-effect of making a person drowsy, but I'm sure the fatty foods and the cigarettes aren't helping either.

But yeah, Swantz is right...force yourself to do stuff.  Preferably something that doesn't involve sitting on a couch or on the bed...go run for a walk, drive around, talk to someone...

[ethaninja]

Drowsiness is a symptom of not enough coffee.

Coffee is God and I am a devout follower. When I converted, it bestowed its blessings upon me in the form of an A in my first hour math class which I  fell asleep in every day prior. When I'd need to pull all-nighters, my God has never forsaken me, providing me with that gentle nudge and racing heartbeat I need to finish my term paper or lab report or whatever. And all it requires  is a ceremonial drinking of this cup of bitter black liquid! Is your God as awesome as mine? No, the Christian God has never  helped me like this.  I prayed and prayed but I'd always just  fall asleep. So I turned to Coffee and my free time doubles, I'm not tired anymore, and I am successful at everything I do. It really helps; you should try some, bahijal.

Hey I'm atheist but you may have just converted me to my first religion =D All praise the lord o' Coffee.

[Polpolion]

Hey I'm atheist but you may have just converted me to my first religion =D All praise the lord o' Coffee.

May the holy beans be with you, brother.

[bahijal74]

Tahnks to my ADHD any form of a stimulant actually calms me and if it isnt a constant stimulant...it puts me to sleep...so i tried drinkign many energy drinks and it works plus i loved full throttle fury...but then i ran out of money.... lol..
right now im just depressed mainkly becaus eo fmy friends death...ive been liek this sever sinc eher death 6 years ago

[pecenipicek]

sounds like you are also drunk.

[Mongoose]

right now im just depressed mainkly becaus eo fmy friends death...ive been liek this sever sinc eher death 6 years ago

I think talking to someone would definitely benefit you.  Not even necessarily a professional; even a close friend or family member you can be open with might help.  Sometimes hashing your feelings out with another person can help you handle them far better than you ever could on your own.

[Pred the Penguin]

Now that I think of it, I'd definitely recommend talking to a friend you can open up to.
Talking has helped me a lot in the past.

What was with the sudden attack of coffee?

[Kosh]

Drowsiness is a symptom of not enough coffee.

Coffee is God and I am a devout follower. When I converted, it bestowed its blessings upon me in the form of an A in my first hour math class which I  fell asleep in every day prior. When I'd need to pull all-nighters, my God has never forsaken me, providing me with that gentle nudge and racing heartbeat I need to finish my term paper or lab report or whatever. And all it requires  is a ceremonial drinking of this cup of bitter black liquid! Is your God as awesome as mine? No, the Christian God has never  helped me like this.  I prayed and prayed but I'd always just  fall asleep. So I turned to Coffee and my free time doubles, I'm not tired anymore, and I am successful at everything I do. It really helps; you should try some, bahijal.

Coffee doesn't do anything to me.  Does that make me the anti-Folgers?

You've obviously done something to displease Coffee. Have you ever willingly drank and enjoyed tea for the sole purpose of enjoying tea? Either way, you should abstain from the  ceremonial black liquid for 40 days and nights in repentance and drink only water in the meantime.

Praise folgers!

[bahijal74]

sounds like you are also drunk.

no just how i type unless i am coding, editing, or if i feel like i need to.

[S-99]

I come from a long line of hermits, hyper energy, and night owls. Staying up is no problem. Coffee actually negatively affects me. Half a cup, and i'll be fatigued for at least a couple of hours. I switched to alcohol for doing homework (the damn drink gives me unnatural persistence even when i want to take a break or quit, great for doing 2 weeks worth of homework in a night).

I'm in a similar slump right now, but a little different. For me the difficulty in performing tasks in my current jobless situation and my energy level is that i only want to do fun things. I have given projects for myself to do in the mean time every day (tasks that need to get done, and some that i keep putting on the back burner that i really want to do...that would take a long time). And it's been good. I've also been working on getting out of bed earlier. After all, i love to play dance dance revolution all day, ride my bike for miles on end as fast as i can, stay up late, and wake up late. That's what pulls me from turning a via nano mini itx desktop into a router, making a consistent website that matters, winterizing the above ground water line, and working on my currently broken bike (riding them is more fun than fixing).

I have a few things to say. Collect your thoughts and make a list of things you need to do and things you really want to do. And do them. Especially when nothing else is happening and you don't feel up to doing whatever. Even doing small things like listening to music that lifts your spirit should have an affect. Techno, dance, jpop does that for me. I recommend that because if you feel better you should feel more up to tasks. Most people don't like to do things if they feel ****ty emotionally or physically.

[bahijal74]

Bad news comes en masse. I have a  situation..one i ..am very ashamed of. either way the said shame could cost me my living space...under agreeable reasons...sigh....i would normally say im very proud i changed so much   so fast..but i wish idid it sooner

[IceFire]

Usually extreme lethargy (rather than extreme tiredness - you should be able to tell the difference) is a mental state and in my  own experience it's usually surrounding depression. Which is sounds like you have good cause to feel depressed. Sometimes it's a natural depression that you should embrace and allow itself to work out... but if you find yourself dwelling too long on something then it's time to talk to someone. Either a professional or someone you can open up to (I suggest a bribe of coffee, wine, or other various addictions ).

It's good to write things down on here but I find writing online gets me about 25% of what I really need. The last year for me has been a various assortments of personal hell that I hope not to repeat soon... or if I have to endure something then hopefully not all at once. It was a rough time to say the least but I'm attempting to maintain perspective because it's not all bad and there are some very good things and very good people in my life too. I talked it out with some close friends... over several beers. A few times in one situation. They were the right people to talk to and it definitely snapped me out of a tail spin that I knew I was in.

Just my $0.02 CAD worth.