Have you ever lost motivation to apply for jobs? How did you get past it?

I never expected job searching to wear me down this much.

When I first started looking for a new job, I was motivated. I updated my resume, tailored every application, wrote personalized cover letters, and genuinely believed that if I put in enough effort, something would eventually work out.

Now, a few months later, I feel completely different.

Every time I open a job board, I already expect another rejection or no response at all. I'll find a position that looks like a great fit, but instead of feeling excited, my first thought is, "What's the point? I'll probably never hear back anyway."

It's strange because I still want a new job just as much as I did when I started searching. What's disappeared is the motivation to keep repeating the same process over and over again without seeing any progress.

Some days I spend more time trying to convince myself to submit an application than it actually takes to fill it out. I know I should keep going, but with every rejection, it gets a little harder to believe that the next application will be any different.

For those of you who went through something similar, how did you get your motivation back? What helped you keep applying when you felt like every new application was just another disappointment waiting to happen?