Does anyone else feel down/bored/blah at the moment?

[octoberblue]

I'm taking antidepressants already but it doesn't feel like depression, but just this feeling of boredom and listlessness. I feel tired even though I've been going to bed early, I work from home most days and have been getting up as late as possible at 8:30am, despite having had 8/9 hours of sleep. I feel like there's nothing to look forward to now that it's Autumn/Winter. In the summer I had so many plans, every weekend seemed to be packed with meals out, city breaks, trips to beaches, etc. I used to love Autumn and going for walks, but maybe all those walks during lockdown ruined that for me, as the idea no longer appeals to me... I've never felt like this before with the change in season, I've always been more of an autumn/winter person up until this year.

I'm just struggling right now. I have a lot of annual leave left over to take before the end of the year but, if anything, work is at least something for me to do and keeps me busy.

Is anyone else feeling this blah tired bored feeling?

I am. I used to love getting up early and getting to the gym and it’s a struggle just to drag myself out of bed in time for work right now. I’m not depressed either, I just feel like I have no motivation at the money. I think for me it’s that things in my life have just got very samey and it’s all feeling a bit Groundhog Day. I don’t know if that’s similar for you?

I am. Nothing interests me anymore. Like you I used to love walking, but it’s just a chore now. I really hate Winter and dread it. Less light, cold and dark depress the hell out of me. All we are hearing is bad news on every front, there is nothing decent on TV ever anymore. The price of fuel is extortionate. The price of everything has gone up. It’s no wonder if people feel flat,
listless and bored.

Yes! The past 6-12 months it’s slowly gotten worse, every day feels pointless but not in a suicidal I don’t want to be here way? More in a “ok, same crap different day” sort of way. It’s miserable. I used to jump out of bed and hit the gym, now I can barely muster the enthusiasm to drag myself out of bed at the last minute to get the kids to school

I always feel like this when the dark nights start. This Autumn feels so much worse.

I can usually pull myself out of it, but I'm struggling this year.

Yes me too! So fed up lately. I used to really enjoy going for a walk but after the lockdowns have no interest in walking. So bored lately and zero motivation to do anything about it. This is very unlike me and wish I could snap out of it.

I've been feeling like this also over the past few weeks. Everything just feels like an effort. Doesn't help the weather in the Highlands has been torrential rain and winds.

Glad I'm not the only one feeling like this!

It's so strange as usually this time of year is my favourite, and I love the darker evenings and rainy, cold days but this year I hate it.

It's a beautifully sunny, crisp October day today and I'm racking my brains trying to think up something, anything that will be nice to do to get me out of the house and I can't.