<human>: Here's a brief background. I haven't had the easiest life. Granted the things I've been through more than likely aren't half as bad as the things many of you have been through, but they have still affected me greatly. For the last two years I've been struggling with depression. I've been seeing a psychiatrist rather regularly and that has helped me come to terms with much of it.

That, however, is not really my problem. I'm an engineering student, and I had to take the last semester off simply because I couldn't handle the stress, anxiety and depression anymore. Constant let-downs have really done a number on my self-confidence. I have been overweight for my entire life. I have tried multiple times to lose weight, but all efforts have just ended a month or so into it.

**Here's what my problem truly is.** I am great at convincing myself that I'm going to do things to improve my life, big or small. But, when it gets to the point where I need to actually do them, I can't. This happens whenever it comes to homework, working out, becoming more social, etc. You know when you're laying in bed at night and you're thinking about things that you want to change? You suddenly get this urge of motivation to do it, but when the morning comes around it never happens. I know that this is common, but it happens to me **all the time.**

I desperately need to change, or else I don't think I'm going to make it through school.

Reddit, I know many of you have been in similar situations, and since you're all amazing, I know most of you have gotten over it. How did you do it? What are some tips that you have to give me, and every other person in my situation. Even if you don't have suggestions, I want to hear your stories.

Can you give me the gist of the text in a nutshell?
<bot>: I have no drive or motivation and desperately need to change. What do you have to say/how have you gotten over it?