I feel as if there is to much stress in my life causing a lack of motivation.
Mental
The stress of school and work makes me shut down when I get home and not do anything because of my expectations on myself.
Arguments
- School is stressful I need to learn how to deal with the stress
- I shouldn't be stressing over school if im giving myself enough time to do everything
- I need to have high expectations for myself because if I dont I have no reason to try
Qustions
- Why is school stressing me? Is there a way to lower that stress ?
- Is there someone that I can talk to ?
Solutions
-I can try to work less and devote more time to school so I can be less stressed out and have more time to do my work
-finding someone I can talk to and try to clear my mind with
-finding other ways to reduce my stress with new hobbies ex: reading a book, going for walks, meditation.
spiritual
I feel there is a disconnect from my faith because neither of my parents are active in our faith
Arguments
- I still can participate in my faith at school, we do go to a catholic school
-I don't have to be active in my faith to believe in my faith
-should I go and participate in my faith by myself ?
-I can still be close with my faith if i don't participate in mass, I can pray at home and whenever i have the time
Questions
-Is there someone who is close to their faith that I can talk to ?
-am I the only person in my family that feels this way ?
Solutions
- I can participate in school masses or go to mass by myself.
- I can find new people that I can explore my faith with/ join a youth group
- I’m already happy with my life I don't need to actively attempt to participate in my faith as long as I believe
Emotinal
When I begin doing work I can never stay on track because I feel like my work is not good enough
Arguments
-I should be proud of the work that I put forwards as long as i'm trying my best
- If I continue to talk down on my work I will never be proud of it
-I need to hold myself accountable for my work so I can be proud keeping my promise to myself
Questions
-why am I always comparing my work to others.
-is there something I can do to give myself more confidence in my work
Solutions
-when I finish my work I need to look back on it and be proud of myself
- create a schedule to follow threw so I can at least be proud of that
-I need to work on upping my self worth
physical
When I get home after school or work I always feel burned out and don't have the motivation to do any school work.
Arguments
-everyone has bad days just continue
-I need to work and I need to go to school so I can't stop doing either of them
-being able to complete the work will give me a feeling of a complement
-I always have tomorrow to do the work
Questions
- Is me working causing me to burn out ?
- Should I work less hours
- do I need a better schedule ?
Solutions
- Set time for when I am gonna do my school work so I follow a schedule
-I stop working until I have motivation
-I continue to work but less hours