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    Mary posted an update 7 years, 4 months ago

    i have no motivation for anything. i just told my mom i am disliking my course in uni and she almost freaked out. i feel so bad but at the same time glad i was honest with her. i feel i have disappointed her. i feel terrible. i just want to study and do something in my life at least once that i actually like and not just bc i have to.

    • Do what makes you happy in life @marym, follow your dreams Mary and make great things happen, in the end, as long as you feel fulfilled and on top of the world, that’s what matters, I’m sure you will make the right choices that will benefit you going forward, believe in yourself and never give up, you can do it, I’m always here if you need to chat or vent, feel free to inbox me anytime, stay strong, you are never alone :) (hugs)

    • This is how motivation works… @marym
      If you have a goal/dream or purpose in life (that you have made for yourself), then whenever you properly ’invest’ in that goal/purpose/dream and get closer to achieving it, you get motivated to do invest more in it!
      Similarly, you can motivate other people by investing in their goal/purpose/dreams.
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      So that’s a bit about how motivation works. If you do NOT feel motivated doing a certain something (like a course), then that means…
      A) It is NOT positively investing in you goal/purpose. (hence ’stress’ or ’lack of motivation’ in doing that ’something’, is telling you to stop doing it.)
      OR
      B) You have no clear goal/purpose in life in the first place.
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      And if other people are disappointed by something you do, then that’s honestly… their problem. By ’feeling’ disappointed, they are only harming their own health. I do not know why exactly your mother may be disappointed, but in life a lot of people will be ’disappointed’ in you… all I want to say is that, their expectations and disappointments are not in your control. By being disappointed, they are only harming their own health, not yours. What you can do on your part, is that you do not make false promises that would make others expect something unrealistic of you. Makes sense?

    • @marym I pretended I liked my degree for 3 years and guess what I was honest with my dad and I was surprised in how he knew. He was beyond pissed but I was extremly deep in depression. I gave up from university and this next summer I’m entering to university as an adult (I’m 21) to study literature and languages which is my passion. Sometimes you have to look in the mirror and think ”am I lacking motivation and being a brat about this or am I truly unhappy about this?” Cause life isn’t black and white , there’s more colours (meaning more choises). I hope I helped. And if you want to talk more feel free to PM me anytime

    • omg languages and literature is what i want to study, the thing is my high school grades are low, so i couldnt. i have explained my mom, and she told that in life, sometimes we gotta do things we don’t like, make a sacrifice, but im tired living this way.

    • the thing i have no motivation because i am studying something i dislike and im afraid i may never do/study what i like. my mom told that sometimes in life we gotta do things we don’t like and make a sacrific, but thats the way she lived, i dont want to live unhappy

    • thank you. i know what i want, the problem is i dont have the grades to get the course i want. and i talked to my mom that i dont like this one, but the things she told me left me really sad about life and about the future. i am afarid i might never do/study what i like.