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What about little or no will to do things?
Ferrante | Mar 27 2006
Hi everybody, I was wondering if someone has ever experienced this kind of "chronic fatigue" or simply put, lack of will or energy to do simple things. My current status: I work as a CIO for two countries in a big company. I have a strong technical background (more than 15 years) and now I have to deal with many different problems (specially company politics), aside of pure technical situations. My main problem, as I mentioned before, is the chronic lack of energy to do things apart from my job. I always wanted to learn french and german or to read more books (I used to read 4 or 5 books a month), but when I get home, I don?t want to do anything but rest. I?ve tried everything: meditation, medication, exercise (I do some workout regularly), 8-hour sleep cycles, balanced food, etc., but nothing seems to work, or at least, to have lasting effects. Lately, I?ve been experiencing concentration and lack of focus problems, which is bad for my job. It seems that the problem is starting to affect my work as well. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. 30 Comments
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 Hi everybody, thanks for all...Submitted by Ferrante on April 27, 2006 - 3:57am.
Hi everybody, thanks for all your answers. They have gave me things to think about. I don?t know if at this time, I?m suffering a depression, but the symptoms appear to point in that direction. My mood cycles are up and down every day and I experience chronic fatigue almost all the time. It?s kind of strange, but after a couple of hours after leaving the office, I feel better, more rested and somehow reinvigorated. The problem is that I feel that I?m productive again very late in the evening (1 or 2 AM), so this becomes a problem the next day. I?ll restart the GTD book to see if I can improve some time management techniques, and, most important, I?ll try to determine, using some form of cognitive therapy, to see where the real problem lies. I?ll post my progress... » POSTED IN:
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