Banishing boredom

VfM4meplse

How do you do it?

Time's always a limited commodity for me and I am always rushing around getting things done, wishing I had more time....but it's suddenly hit me over the last few weeks that I am totally bored with everything. I achieved lots of things early in life through graft, and now I don't know what.....its making me feel v restless.

Not interested in "setting goals" etc, just want to be interested in stuff again.

amistupid

Spend more time on here, then you'll really know what boredom is.

BigAunty

Mindfulness and meditation - learn how to be grateful and at peace during the most mundane and tedious moments which probably make up 90% of our life, how not to crave, how to be compassionate towards yourself, how to cleanse your mind of pointless thoughts.

Someone once said that most of the world's problems or conflicts stem from not humans not being able to sit on their own in a room....

Scientists recently ran an experiment putting people in their own in a room with a button the people knew would provide a shock. Many of the participants actually preferred to electrocute themselves to give them some form of stimulation because they couldn't cope with their own company. And they weren't even in the room for an extended period before they started hurting themselves...

So learn how to just 'be'.

missbiggles1

Study, the best cure for boredom and depression.

VfM4meplse

missbiggles1 wrote: »

Study, the best cure for boredom and depression.

Are you joking?

I study non-stop, it's part of my work! My beloved guest commented that the only rooms in the house that don't host bookshelves are my bathrooms!

Alikay

Isn't being bored with everything a sign of depression, VfM? Maybe worth finding one of those online "are you depressed?" check list things and quickly run through it so you know what you're dealing with.

Personally I don't often get bored, probably as I was an only child of working parents so spent an awful lot of my childhood on my own.... tended to make my own entertainment using very limited resources. When I do get a bit fed up though I find getting outdoors and walking is great for cheering me up. Oh and reading something a bit more challenging than I'd normally pick is good too.

pendragon_arther

You're not happy. Find out why. You spend all your time avoiding finding out about yourself as a distraction. There is a formula for happiness, and one criteria is telling others about an achievement of yours every day. Exercise is another. I studied psychology when I was in the same situation as you and then trained as a psychotherapist. I did that for many years and found helping people very satisfying. Now I'm retired and write adventure books. Discovering yourself is an adventure.

Good luck.

FBaby

Not interested in "setting goals" etc, just want to be interested in stuff again.

Could be mild depression, could be exhaustion, or could be that you don't know how to be interested in things without setting yourself goals.

Have you considered sport? Many people in your situation find that attempting a sporting goal does give them the mental and physical energy back that they crave.

pinkshoes

So watch Kevin McCloud's series about a new life somewhere extreme then go take a sabbatical from life.

missbiggles1

VfM4meplse wrote: »

Are you joking?

I study non-stop, it's part of my work! My beloved guest commented that the only rooms in the house that don't host bookshelves are my bathrooms!

I'm not joking.

I don't think we're talking about the same kind of studying if you're doing it as part of your job and it's boring.

torbrex

Don't worry you get used to it after about 20 years, trust me I know, I am up to 34 years now.
The evenings are the hardest to find things to fill your time, especially if you are not a social animal.