constant struggle to get out of the house?

I was wondering if anyone else feels like it's a constant struggle for them to go anywhere.

It's not a problem for me if I have to go to school or work or something, but for anything else, if I haven't left by one oclock, there's pretty much no chance of me going. Any later than that and I will have come up with some stupid excuse for myself, or otherwise my mood will have hit rock bottom and I won't be able to force myself to do anything, even though I want to.

I have a bunch of errands that I've been meaning to do for about two weeks now but I can't get around to it. And when I go to work even if it's only for 4 or 5 hours, I never want to go anywhere afterward except home. It's really stupid because I know that sitting around the house with nothing to do makes me feel far worse than if I went out every day.

Hi,
These questions sound strange but do you happen to be the creative type? This might explain why you find it hard to go outside and get things done.
It was for me in a sense.
Also how is your diet? eating alot of carbs/sugar?
What do you personally think is the reason you are depressed and unmotivated.

I was very much like yourself not that long ago.I know how it feels,its very hard to push through but im here if you want to give it a try somehow.

Hi thanks for replying.

Yes I do like to be a creative person, and I probably do eat a fair amount of carbs and sugar. As for the reason I'm depressed, it's hard to even explain at this point because that's just how it's been to some degree for the last several years, and the choices I've made since have probably not helped.

Interesting questions, what was your situation like?

I made a big post about it when i first joined these forums.Kind of like a warning for others who might be in that situation or heading to it.
The detailed version is the link in my signature at the bottom of all my posts.
Basically i had suffered with candida albacans for years and and by the time i got to 29 it was so bad i had to research myself and find out about it.A good healthy diet fixed the candida and i now have to watch out for it again or i will again be severely depressed and anxious.
After i had fixed that i had my personality issues which stemmed from being in a cult like situation with a religion i grew up in and also i believe being someone who uses the right side of their brain alot more was a factor.
When i got rid of the candida and was fairly healthy, my depression for the most part lifted.
But i still had motivation issues.I later found out that it was linked to my self esteem or view i had of myself.
This view was learned through that religion i had belonged to(alot of guilt and over meekness,no faith in myself or god post religion).So i needed to be kinder to myself and try look at life in positive ways.
Also i did right/left brain tests and discovered i use something like 74%(always forgetting) of my right brain.
This rings true when i look at how creative a person i am.It helped me see that the reason i was so unmotivated was because as a "righty" i was not built for keeping to schedules.The right side needs to be able to use its randomness.The left side looks for order and lines things up linear one after the other.
So i used to beat myself up with my internal voice and thought i was useless or lazy because i couldnt make myself follow a schedule for cleaning up,geting forms filled in,going out to get something or do something important.I would leave everythign behind and it wouldnt get done.
After i thought it might be because of the way i think i decided to treat myself to an mp3 player which got me outside again and walking alot.I was then able to enjoy trips out and get stuff done without a schedule.I just make a list of things and when im out i might recheck that list now and again without worrying too much.
That change was about 2 months ago.And i have now been walking nearly everyday.I went to a mma gym and im considering joining fulltime as a challenge to myself and to get confidence and fit.
Each day i realise all i have been able to do and question, what else can i do now that i thought i couldnt?

I asked about your diet like carbs and sugar because if you took hormones or anti biotics in the past, its possible you have candida too if you have a "sweet tooth".Its easy to find out if you try not to eat sugar or carbs for a week you will get the worst craving/hunger ever for the first few days.If it was a yeast overgrowth after the first week or two your head will clear and depression will lift as toxins leave the body.

The questions on creativity was ofc to see if you might be similar to myself with a way of thinking that feels limiting but isnt once you understand how you work and your needs.
Then again it could be psychological also.I had post cult syndrome or some aspects of it.
So if motivation to go out is an issue i would first tackle your physical health with a proper diet.
See the paleo diet
http://www.paleodiet.com/definition.htm basically the food humans have been eating for around the last 10,000 years is better for us than the stuff we have been eating the last few hundred years.This diet is pretty similar to a restricted candida diet too coincedently.And diet really really does efect mood and energy levels ive found.

After that you need to learn to become self aware.Try remembering your past and anything that might have happened that would cause you to have a bad image of yourself.Once you learn what if any,it was good i found to learn to forgive those things by finding the reasons they happened and understanding its just how it went.People are weak and ignorant so its easy for me to forgive stupid things they or i do.So i found with understanding comes forgivenss and with forgiveness i was released to be who i wanted to be.I was looking to now and to the future and deciding to see it in a positive light.
Im now also exploring and using as many ways as possible to keep my creative side happy.Not worrying too much about the stuff i need to get done.I have a list and will do bits here and there.What i found was just going out and smiling and enjoying nature or whatevrer helped me to relax about other stuff and it seems to get done.
Let me know what you think of yourself with regards these things.Maybe some of it is similar.
I do think the diet part can only help if not cure you and is worth a try.Carbs and sugar if not pushed through with fibre or burned up as energy, will either grow yeast which turns to candida and then sends toxins to the brain causing confusing emotions and depression.Or it will raise your blood sugar in a healthy person and then burn out and crash giving you a low mood or if too much maybe diabetes.