Those with a mood disorder how do you stay motivated?

[JaxiCats]

My mood disorder makes it hard for me to want to do anything if my family is involved, wanting to go to and stay at work or with a job for more than 3 months is a challenge, taking medication is the worst and my family and doctors know this but keep insisting that I take the medication but I don’t want to be taking a pill every day potentially for the rest of my life that terrifies me. I have no clue how I made it through high school sometimes because the only class I enjoyed was ceramics which was an outlet for me but now I don’t have that access anymore because it’s too expensive…

[Kaneki05]

The choice to take medication is up to you always. You shouldn't feel pressured to take it.
For me it's just gaming, reading, writing etc. I barely interact with other's and my job isn't anything really just 6hrs a week and just volunteer, I get tried easy. They tried to give me meds but I didn't like them.

[Kaneki05]

Also just to add more to this I think the key thing to stay motivated is creativity. Such as you probably find in ceramics. Creativity will help you a lot in things so you have to stick with what gives you it.

[JaxiCats]

Yea when I was in highschool I told my counselor that no matter what I needed to be in an art class which was ceramics. I miss it. I used to be able to draw and do digital art but my motivation and creativity has left the building unfortunately

[Kaneki05]

Ya for sure need to push yourself back to it. Like anything it's easy to create excuses and put things off but you will find doing it will be better than not doing so.

[JaxiCats]

Yea it’s just really expensive to get to

[JaxiCats]

A kiln + a potter’s wheel not including the actual clay, glazes or tools can cost up to 4-5 grand

[Kaneki05]

Oh I was talking more about the other art stuff you are into. That's another thing don't try to limit yourself to one thing or get hyper focused on that. It don't help one's mentally to long over something and you know that no doubt, and I know it's not just easy to stop longing over something. But if you keep doing other things it shall help. It is a real shame though for such prices compared to something like gaming which ain't expensive at all compared.
You for sure have to work within what you like though. So stick to the art stuff in anyway you can.

[JaxiCats]

I’ve tried with digital art and stuff but I always come up empty handed or not as proud with it

[Kaneki05]

Hmm gotta get more creative with it then. Wipe it start again with something else or try improve. Or repeat it but better. But honestly I am not sure it's hard to give advice as someone with weird mood as it for sure narrows one mind to certain things.

[JaxiCats]

Yea honestly

[jimmy2]

It's ok dear we all are like this in this pandemic

[JaxiCats]

It’s not the pandemic causing it