I recognise the first very strongly. Somewhere I got to a similar flip and procrastinate everything no matter how simple until it is "house is on fire" urgent. You're probably right about depression, I was on Prozac a…
Thank you, and good luck to you! - SSRI - I was on these for a few months near the start. I think it was the wrong timing, they masked the symptoms but didn't get to the core. My motivation was at an all time low so I…
Thank you for the thoughts. I was on Prozac for some months, and they definitely took the edge off but instead of flunking I'd flunk happily. It masked some of the symptoms but didn't get to the core issue. CBT wasnt…
You guessed well. :) Thanks for the links, I wouldn't immediately have thought of universities. I like pipio21's suggestions as they sit very well with current situation.
Wow. This resonates strongly. The parts I didn't mention, like for the 4 or 5 years of madness I could see the damage going on at home. We ended up so toxic towards each other, I'd feel guilt for the staff at the…
> overwhelming sense of dread and hatred This. If I push there's something like a slowdown, like a movie or dream effect, and if I keep on trying I end up feeling tired too. Thanks for the positive message, it's good to…
For me it was the opposite. The whole time I was overworking I was aware and wishing I wasn't and very much imagining myself doing other things. Now I'm aware and wishing I was back to normal and working. I spent about…
I recognise the first very strongly. Somewhere I got to a similar flip and procrastinate everything no matter how simple until it is "house is on fire" urgent. You're probably right about depression, I was on Prozac a…
Thank you, and good luck to you! - SSRI - I was on these for a few months near the start. I think it was the wrong timing, they masked the symptoms but didn't get to the core. My motivation was at an all time low so I…
Thank you for the thoughts. I was on Prozac for some months, and they definitely took the edge off but instead of flunking I'd flunk happily. It masked some of the symptoms but didn't get to the core issue. CBT wasnt…
You guessed well. :) Thanks for the links, I wouldn't immediately have thought of universities. I like pipio21's suggestions as they sit very well with current situation.
Wow. This resonates strongly. The parts I didn't mention, like for the 4 or 5 years of madness I could see the damage going on at home. We ended up so toxic towards each other, I'd feel guilt for the staff at the…
> overwhelming sense of dread and hatred This. If I push there's something like a slowdown, like a movie or dream effect, and if I keep on trying I end up feeling tired too. Thanks for the positive message, it's good to…
For me it was the opposite. The whole time I was overworking I was aware and wishing I wasn't and very much imagining myself doing other things. Now I'm aware and wishing I was back to normal and working. I spent about…