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tempo123456 · 2026-09-03T01:59:42

Do you know why? It might be worth figuring out. For me is is mild ME/CFS but for you maybe not (a good tell for CFS is if doing any exercise at all e.g. 1km walk makes you feel rough later. Not delayed muscle soreness or a stitch but more like a flu say).

So many other things are possible like iron, thyroid, sleep apnea, ADHD, depression or burnout, long COVID, tropical illness. Maybe more.

Finally it is totally morally OK not to be a 100% productive worker bee. A "cure" is not necessary but might be worth rabbit holing if you desire and have the energy.

airstrike · 2026-09-03T03:41:59

FWIW, I've been there too. One thing to realize is that action precedes motivation. The idea is to train yourself to do things you _don't_ want to do.

You have authority over your body. You can tell it to do things it doesn't want to.

You can walk into your bathroom and take a cold shower right now, on purpose. Your body doesn't want to, but it will yield if your mind tells it to.

In fact, doing that will switch up your state into a different one, which is half of the work needed to feel better.

kulahan · 2026-09-04T05:55:43

Energy begets energy. Sloth begets sloth. It's a simple calorie conservation thing. Why power up the body to 80% when it'll only need 10%?

This isn't the answer for everyone, but for 90% of people, it moves the needle in the right direction.

nemomarx · 2026-09-03T00:48:01

That is pretty typical of depression, especially if you can't make yourself do activities you normally would enjoy or you stop feeling as much enjoyment from them

Unfortunately I have no advice for it but I wish you good luck. We're all struggling lately