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help! if there are not dire consequences of not doing something i don't want to do i won't do it. how else can i get motivated?ritalin did WONDERS for me. i was the same way. I have been much better at doing the life tasks i avoided till they caused more pain not doing them than doing them. It's made it so a lot of the tasks of life like writing the mortgage check out don't seem to be horrible jobs I have to put off till I get calls. The Dishes dont have to smell to get washed....wow, what a concept.i'm trying to start ritalin but it makes my stomach turn. did this happen to you? velvet it is a pretty pathetic feeling isnt it - I am like that a lot also. Could linger away my life doing what i want to to do and leave my have to's in the have to pile for later LOL. When you find the answer to this one - Share - I have a similar prob. But luckily my hubby MAKES me get off my butt. I read Rotalin "seems" to have more of a motivational effect than a lot of other ADHD drugs. I have been mostly doing all the crap I always put off...mostly
Ritalin does not bother my stomach. It is a pain to get though. Pharmacies in my area run out a lot I was told when I went with a scrip and was told 4 days. I think newer drugs are prescribed a lot more nowadays....for me it's working great so why take something stronger or longer acting. I don't mind taking it 3 times a day and when I go to bed I fall asleep since it flushes from my system so fast. When rae, you are lucky at least you have a whipcrackeri avoid my mom - she used to do it incessantly! although i must say, after starting the ritalin the motivation is getting better. i actually felt like working out today for the first time in 2 years and maybe my laundry will get done - i can't keep wearing different color socksThere's really only two ways to become motivated: Fear and Reward. Get yourself to focus on the reward instead of the fear. Look for things you are interested in, and your mind will spontaniously kick into gear. The difference between and optimist and pessimist is the optimist focuses on reward instead of punishment. Practice training your mind to be aware of the reward. The right medication should help.
I guess there are different types of motivators. I'm putting off doing something right now - but, I know I'll get it done today when I have just enough time. Time pressure is a motivator - as long as it's something doable but challenging. positive regard is also a powerful motivator. i know that i'll feel better about myself and others will be glad when i get this thing done and - combined with the knowledge that i can do it - is a motivator.
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