First of all, I agree with all who say it might be depression. Authority? None, except it sounds exactly what I’ve gone through.
Second, meds might not be necessary. I’ve tried drugs and therapy; therapy is what has worked for me. Just something to think about if you’re leary of medication.
Third, you might want to rethink your “laziness” a bit. This is, again, just from my own experience, so take it for what it’s worth.
My so-called laziness, often verging on near paralysis that won’t let me do anything, has turned our to be a reaction to a little voice in my head (no, not that kind of voice!) that keeps telling me that I HAVE TO get up off the couch, I HAVE TO pay the bills, I HAVE TO do my homework, wash the dishes, do the laundry, etc., etc., etc. ad nauseum. Where the little voice comes from is complicated, but it has a lot to do with being told what to do by parents and authority figures and my totally buying into the idea that I have to do what others think I should do, when and at what pace. Part of me eventually got completely sick of being bossed around, dug in its heels and said “NO, I won’t do what you expect me to do anymore.” This set up a massive battle between the two elements within me and I would spend so much energy fighting with myself that I literally couldn’t move. The solution? Realizing that I don’t have to do what other people or society expect of me all the time. It took some serious effort to learn how to tell that nagging voice in my head to shut the hell up, because it wasn’t helping me and I can make my own decisions, thank you very much. As it turns out, without the internal battle going on constantly, I’m not all that lazy afterall. I can get things done at my own pace, and I’ve learned that the time I do take off to play and sleep is what I deserve and need to be healthy.
This is not a new idea, by any means. But it was something of a revelation to me when I figured out that it was my main problem with regard to my alleged “laziness”. YMMV
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