Synergy, I've got to agree with the others. None of these options sounds great. Even worse, if you try one and mess it up, the consequences can leave you in a far worse state than before.
Synergy wrote:
- I have arthritis(and I'm quite young), and I'm in poor physical shape. Yet the thought of working out frightens me, and I lack the motivation.
- I might have spelled arthrits wrong, but I lack the motivation to look it up.
- I'm mortal, thus time will erase all purpose from my otherwise pathetic life.
f**k my life.
Once you start losing the weight, it'll help towards your image problem and often eases the arthritis. That's at least 2 birds killed with one stone. Lose the weight by eating healthily & with exercise and your mood will often improve too.
Start small. Forget about people and your long term goals for the moment and just focus on keeping your mood up; aim to do small things (go for a walk etc) and then tick them off a list when you complete them. Just keep doing that for a while; minor achievements really do help.