do you ever get days like these?

I'm ashamed to say that, whilst I manage to get up ( prospect of leisurely breakfast in front of the tv), I then look out of the window and smile if its raining as I have a valid excuse for not mowing the lawn, And that has been practically every day all month - so the lawn is rather like a field.
I do take quite a number of drugs, and wonder if they have an effect on my lack of motivation.

Caramme

I often feel like this, just don’t want to get out of bed. But even though I bury myself under the duvet I can still hear the protests of my cat, who squeaks rather than meows - incessantly.. If I don’t capitulate he squirms under the cover and starts pawing at my hair, and frankly it is already thin enough, so I give in and get up.

This made me smile. I have lovely memories of my own gorgeous kitties doing this before I lost them. Nowadays, my dog is equally as happy to snooze (snore) at my feet no matter how late I lay in. I get up to take him out to perform his morning ablutions. Not sure what I'd do without any animals because I rely on them as much as they rely on me.

I too could have written the OP. I keep very irregular hours and my sleeping pattern broke down long ago. However I run a business and sometimes i HAVE to get out of bed to pick and pack orders, deal with queries and so on.

The consolation is that I get paid for it.

Me too. I agree with everything you say. I love gardening but no energy to go into the garden. I have no motivation to do anything. I love reading but pick up a book and I can only get to the first chapter. I feel awful/guilty knowing that I am wasting precious days. I have stuff to declutter but can't bear to do it. I look out of the window and see grey skies and everlasting showers. It must be the weather as when the sun shines I seem to perk up a bit and try to do as much as I can otherwise I am just drifting. What a life these days!

Oh I did cry over Karen, and poor Rob, so well acted 😪

Sounds very much like symptoms of depression. Please seek help, talking therapy is something you can often self refer for locally. I've found mindfulness and CBT very helpful.

Kitsmum please, what has happened to Karen?

Just back from a wonderful trip to see my brother in Oz and great friend in NZ . But I feel down ! Could be jet lag, could be the weather, could be emotional as I don’t know when/ if I shall visit again.
BUT I did park walk this morning, lots of cooking and a bit of gardening despite the cold and feel better. So I think just get up and go , if possible 👍

Notagranyet1234 Don’t know how you do it! You must be exhausted I’m 65 with an elderly mum but only work part time and I’m so tired. Please look after yourself.

Kim19

I think our bodies are simply resisting too speedy a change from Winter to Spring. Strange for me as I would normally be running as fast as I could from the miserable season. Anyway.....that's my reason for lie ins.

I’m 77 in 6 months and find many people in my age range are finding the same with this weather - I live inland in S. W. Wales and the weather has been pretty consistent in being Wet, dull and damp for nearly 6 months now - Went to the surgery for an Asthma consult last week. At one point today she asked if it was worse in the Damp weather … I laughed and pointed to rain spattering the window - with the comment “ No idea - we live here! - it’s almost been non-stop damp since last October!” She laughed and said “ yes I suppose so….” and we both laughed!
Today is brighter than it’s been in ages but woke up at about 7.30 to pee… couldn’t get back to sleep but too tired to get up - so I sat up and ‘worked’ on my ipad for a few hours chatting to my sons in London and Tokyo respectively, read the GREAT NEWS about Trump, etc, etc, and eventually got back to sleep - dressed, etc, feel nicely rested and just about to have breakfast !! I will now do the things I need to do (semi-retired, still work a little from home) much much efficiently than if I had dragged myself out of bed at 7/8 this morning - yes a waste of the day but I wouldn’t have been going out anyway - I also have only 20% kidney function and have Diabetes Type 2 (border line) so have to rest until my body says OK - in the summer I am generally better and up earlier., but can’t stand the heat either.!! Maybe we can all dance around the Maypole later if this dreadful debilitating weather improves!

Goodness… glad others feel like this…. until about 6 months ago I was my husbands carer (27 years) and had to be ‘up and doing ‘ by 5 am…. Now he’s gone into full time care and I relished staying in bed til 7…the 8…. Then 9…. now on some mornings I just want to stay in bed… the house doesn’t get messy… I launder only twice a week instead of twice a day! I just let the dust settle! This goes on for about 2 days … then I’m over it and am out of bed at 7 again BUT still looking for jobs to do! Now I know this is some sort of reaction to my husbands disappearance from the home …but it’s been six months and I worry about the lethargic days!
My daughter ( psychologist) says it’s a normal reaction and I’m grieving …I do understand that… but still anxious about it all. She now says I’m to think of them as Churchill did and call them my ‘Black Dog Days’ so that’s how I treat them . If possible I do just stay in bed and read and indulge in box-sets on Netflix! And like she says “ the world won’t fall to pieces because you’re not a part of it for a day or two” …so , accept your ‘ black dog days’ and indulge them.