This is to do with depression, isn't it?

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I've been awake since before seven and I'm still in bed. I got up to sort the dog out but came back. It's warm here. The heating is on though. I have wasted three days on my own by lying around doing nothing (except for walking the dog). The house is filthy and there's mess from Christmas morning still (DS has been away). He's coming back today and I need to tidy up. I just can't motivate myself. I feel exhausted for no good reason. I just want to lie down and can't snap out of it.

Hey op
I often feel like this too. This time of year makes it seem worse too. Maybe it's what your body needed. It's ok to rest. When you're ready you'll get back to the usual tasks.

I'm in the same boat for the last 2 days op.
I didn't want to get up this morning but I had to with the kids. When the baby went back to bed I wanted to go back to bed myself and just stay there doing nothing.

Could you try giving yourself a little time to lie down in bed but set yourself a certain time to be up by so that you can do the things you need to do before your ds is back. Or even do your jobs first and then reward yourself by hopping back in to bed for a while before he is home.

I agree with pp that it seems worse at this time of year.

I don't think you've wasted 3 days op, this time of year is all "gotta do this, gotta do that, rush rush, everything must be just so" but that's a societal expectation - on the other hand, nature is sleeping and resting, the daylight hours are short, doing very little sounds very logical to me at this time of year.

I don't think many people like tidying up, or feel like tidying up, it's just something that needs to be done. What would make it less tiresome for you? I like to listen to the radio while tidying, then in my annoyed head I am not tidying, I'm doing something I want to do.