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Polina.K

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18/04/2023 at 12:43

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Hey everybody! I hope you are doing well!

I was thinking maybe today we could talk about motivation. Living with depression is not easy, and it is important to be compassionate toward every person who deals with this ongoing battle.

Do you struggle with motivation? What motivates you when you wake up in the morning? What is your main source of motivation? When you feel very bad what do think about that helps you keep going?

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18/04/2023 at 13:06

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Not really sure. There are good days as well as bad ones. I’ve lost my wife 3 years ago and it’s a struggle but I try to remain positive when I remember. My current motivation is to change my living environment by decorating the kitchen and living room. Not me actually decorators.

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02/05/2023 at 15:31

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I know I will have good days and bad days ,thankfully the good days are the majority ,on the bad days I remember the good days Bad day now I am retired means I just potter around but will always get up and wash and eat listen to music . good days gardening car boots sales cutting timber meeting people

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20/05/2023 at 15:48

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Good and bad days. Most mornings I don't want to get up and when I do I want to go back to bed. I count the hours down till I can. Under the hospital at the moment so I hope that helps me

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20/05/2023 at 19:42

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My motivation to keep going, is that recently I have gone through some serious illnesses and autvived, un like my angel in heaven and my late nephew who died within 3 hours of being diagnosed with emblems in his lungs. Also I have still got a lot to achieve in my life

Such as visiting new places and meeting people of different cultures and races and learning about their ways of life.i love psychology, sociology and anthropology

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jenlei14

16/07/2019 at 12:02

I take each day as it comes, try to have a focus for that day. Today is pretty good, but it gives me a nudge every now and again. H

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mr chipps

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23/08/2023 at 15:47

Lizzie when we loss loved ones some people are expecting to grieve in the same way with each bereavement, and are even more upset because they dont. this can be for many reasons, for example it could be the age of the loved one, how close you were to a certain person, how well they physically or emotionally knew a loved one. or lastly some of us may never have met a loved one for many reasons. or if physical events had taken place ,and a loved one could not be viewed by family and friends

this happened me was because, my son and i parted with bad blood between us, and when his baby daughter was born , and died age 50 minutes i was banned from attending her service or internment, her name was Rebecca Jade, but i called her Becky, and i bought her a small headstone and i go to her grave at least once a month with fresh flowers. i will always love my grandaughter, but possibly not as much as my Angel wife or son, who took his own life.?

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jenlei14

16/07/2019 at 12:02

I take each day as it comes, try to have a focus for that day. Today is pretty good, but it gives me a nudge every now and again. H

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