Friend , What do you do with unmotivated people?

@snowy22315 (171094)
United States
July 20, 2019 1:07pm CST
He was clearly told to go to the doctor within a week, and to make a cardiologist appointment. He is pretending he is being proactive about his health..says he is looking for his BP machine, and he might be able to get one free from the insurance company. He says he is going to "drop his discharge summary" at the doctor's on Monday, then he will see the neurologist on Tuesday. I said what is he going to do for you? He said, well I am just going to tell him I'm OK... In another words, he isn't doing what he was told to do. Also he keeps going out for breakfast, not McDonalds, at least..when he would be better off cooking at home..or even eat a bowl of cereal. It is frustrating..but you can't help others who don't want to help themselves.
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@sophie09 (34246)
• Indonesia
21 Jul 19
if these unmotivated people are my friends, i will try as hard as i can to push them to do something positive, that would make them gain more motivation
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@snowy22315 (171094)
• United States
21 Jul 19
I think really in his case, the best thing to do is to remind him that people care about him and how he is doing.
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@snowy22315 (171094)
• United States
21 Jul 19
@sophie09 That is about the best I can do. It is crazy he doesn't have a NO machine available yet.
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@sophie09 (34246)
• Indonesia
21 Jul 19
@snowy22315 yeah, be there for him and show it!
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@vsai2008 (11796)
• India
21 Jul 19
I will try my level best to motivate them and make them do what they need to do, if they don't do it, I will give up after a certain point..
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@snowy22315 (171094)
• United States
21 Jul 19
I guess at some points we all get unwilling to do things that are good for us, but when you have suffered, and your life could be at stake..I would say it is time to act!
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@cacay1 (83237)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
21 Jul 19
There are people like that no matter how we push them to go straight to doctors, still so frigid and unmindful. They only have the courage to go if feel something serious. Maybe he is feeling well so he has the trust of not going to the neurologist or perhaps afraid to know the reality.
@JudyEv (326581)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Jul 19
This would be maddening but as you say there is not much you can do about it.
@NJChicaa (116270)
• United States
20 Jul 19
sounds like there is nothing you CAN do
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@snowy22315 (171094)
• United States
20 Jul 19
All I can do is remind him what the doctors told him, and remind him his life is at stake.
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@raveeen (3457)
21 Jul 19
I pushed them to be motivated as always and when still they didn't get me, I will stop to put some effort to tpush them to be motivated. Of course I get tired haha