What is wrong with me?

[justfornow]

I think I need a good kick up the backside. I've changed my name for this one BTW.
This seems to sum me up
Motivation = 0
Interest in anything = 0
Energy Levels = 0
Cheeriness = 0
In fact I just feel plain empty all round. I am pregnant put TBH i think I felt like this before I got pg.
Does anyone feel like this or has felt like this. How do I shake it off and pull myself together?

hhhhmmmm,,,,,,,,sounds to me like you have a serious case of the "cant be arsed"
seriously though, i feel like this but am suffering with depression....have you ever suffered with any other m/health problem? or do you just feel plain old Fed Up in general? if its the former i can suggest if its the latter and you require general cheering i can also suggest!

erm DH thinks it's a case of the former. I think it's a bit of that mixed in with a pinch of disillusionment about everything - home life (ds excepted)and work life. How do you tell the difference between the former and the latter if the symptoms are the same?

There must be something I can do to shake it off without subscribing to the American style self-help brigade if that makes sense.

MAKE yourself organise a night out for yourself and a friend, and make a huge effort to look nice. It always cheers me up.

Without sounding like excuses I'm way too tired during week after work and really just want to see DS. All friends are literally dotted around miles away and nearly all are busy with their own families.
I need a strategy to help me feel more motivated and enthusiastic both in the short and long term.
Oh I sound like a right miserable loser.

can you sleep more? probably a stupid point to make to a mum, but before i was a mum i used to sleep my 'pissed off'ness away. more difficult now, but have just told dp he will have to stand in this weekend cos i want to hunker down and get some energy back. Am a totally spent vessel.

i could at the weekends when(if) ds naps but I feel guilty because there is sooooooooo much to do (the house is a state). DH already cooks and looks after DS 3 days a week and has lots of DIY projects on the go. We just seem to play catch up all the time but never quite get there. I just wish I had more energy, motivation. one of my friends worked full time, had a DS, was pregnant and managed to run a business from home last year. She never ever complained.
I thought about putting this on the depressed board but then thought I just need a good kick up the jacksy.