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Posted by yesac on June 27, 2003, at 14:02:02
I'm not sure if the word is really "stave", I don't think I've ever actually written it before.
But. You guys. What is my problem? Why am I so bored all the time? I'm starting to wonder if something is wrong with me... Oh wait! I already know that there are many things wrong with me.
Does anyone have any suggestions as to what I can do? I've gotten back into crocheting which allows me to be able to handle watching tv sometimes. Reading is a problem - don't seem to have the focus and attention span to read for much more than 20 minutes or so, hence it seems to take me weeks to get through a single book, if I ever even get through it. This is really disturbing to me as I used to be an avid reader and there are many books that I think I would like to read. I ordered Harry Potter the other day, maybe that will save me. I just don't enjoy most activities much. The more I think about it, I've been so bored for years really. But I just seem to have a lot more time now (not being in school, etc). I almost would say that I dread the weekends. I am going home next week for a week, so hopefully it will alleviate some of my boredom for a short time, to be with my family and beloved kitty! Whereas here, I am more or less all alone. Jeez, it really sucks. It brings me down a lot to be so bored, but I don't know what to do.
Posted by Penny on June 27, 2003, at 15:21:39
In reply to How to stave off boredom?, posted by yesac on June 27, 2003, at 14:02:02
> Does anyone have any suggestions as to what I can do? I've gotten back into crocheting which allows me to be able to handle watching tv sometimes. Reading is a problem - don't seem to have the focus and attention span to read for much more than 20 minutes or so, hence it seems to take me weeks to get through a single book, if I ever even get through it. This is really disturbing to me as I used to be an avid reader and there are many books that I think I would like to read. I ordered Harry Potter the other day, maybe that will save me. I just don't enjoy most activities much. The more I think about it, I've been so bored for years really. But I just seem to have a lot more time now (not being in school, etc). I almost would say that I dread the weekends. I am going home next week for a week, so hopefully it will alleviate some of my boredom for a short time, to be with my family and beloved kitty! Whereas here, I am more or less all alone. Jeez, it really sucks. It brings me down a lot to be so bored, but I don't know what to do.Is it truly boredom, or depression? You said you used to be an avid reader, now you can't concentrate. You dread the weekends (unstructured time, which is a problem for most depressed folks).
Sorry if you've been over all of this before, but as I'm just returning to the board, I'm not familiar with your story!
I wish I could give you some ideas. It's hard when you have too much free time - do you volunteer? If you had a volunteer position doing something you were passionate about, maybe that would help, could take up some of the free time.
Oh - and the newest Harry Potter is awesome!!!
Sorry I'm not much help.
Penny
Posted by slinky on June 28, 2003, at 11:12:20
In reply to Re: How to stave off boredom? » yesac, posted by Penny on June 27, 2003, at 15:21:39
I usually play pc games .
Or write a book on boredom?
Do something you've never done or considered doing, ..something that doesn't cost much...I wouldn't advise shoplifting.
Posted by yesac on June 28, 2003, at 16:40:54
In reply to Re: How to stave off boredom? » yesac, posted by Penny on June 27, 2003, at 15:21:39
> Is it truly boredom, or depression? You said you used to be an avid reader, now you can't concentrate. You dread the weekends (unstructured time, which is a problem for most depressed folks).That is a very good question - one that I have been trying to figure out. Or is it ADD is another recent thought? The thing is that makes me wonder is that I've been quite depressed for a long time, and the reading was never a problem until the past 6 months or so. Throughout all of my depression, reading was often one thing that really helped me through at least temporarily. It's true - the unstructured time is somewhat new to me since and it's hard to get used to. I graduated college 2 years ago, but then I was in AmeriCorps for a year which I will say was HIGHLY structured or at least my freedom was extremely limited (hard to explain unless I launched into an entire discussion of the program I was in). So it's been only within the last >1 year that I've had this open schedule so to say, except for work.
> I wish I could give you some ideas. It's hard when you have too much free time - do you volunteer? If you had a volunteer position doing something you were passionate about, maybe that would help, could take up some of the free time.I do some volunteering, but maybe just not enough!
> Sorry I'm not much help.I appreciate all responses, nice to know someone reads my posts and at least has something to say about it. Plus, honestly, I pretty much know that no one can really help me with the boredom. There is no miracle cure or words of advice that I haven't already heard or thought of... at least I don't think so. Maybe they'll come up with an anti-boredom pill one of these days!
Posted by yesac on June 28, 2003, at 16:42:30
In reply to Re: How to stave off boredom?, posted by slinky on June 28, 2003, at 11:12:20
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