Psycho-Babble Medication Thread 791110

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Boredom

Posted by King of Nothing on October 24, 2007, at 13:18:00

Is boredom a symptom of depression? Life feels so boring to me, i just don't really have much interest in doing anything. Does anyone else feel this way?

 

Re: Boredom

Posted by Sheilac on October 24, 2007, at 14:10:19

In reply to Boredom, posted by King of Nothing on October 24, 2007, at 13:18:00

> Is boredom a symptom of depression? Life feels so boring to me, i just don't really have much interest in doing anything. Does anyone else feel this way?

I do. I wonder if it is because I am depressed and anxious or is it that I just don't find anything interesting. Life is really boring.

 

Re: Boredom » King of Nothing

Posted by Phillipa on October 24, 2007, at 14:53:36

In reply to Boredom, posted by King of Nothing on October 24, 2007, at 13:18:00

King me and I have the same question what is it? Just not into doing anything or nothing is fun. Love Jan

 

Re: Boredom

Posted by yxibow on October 28, 2007, at 11:09:57

In reply to Re: Boredom » King of Nothing, posted by Phillipa on October 24, 2007, at 14:53:36

Anhedonia, see another posting. The inability to gain pleasure from things one used to. It takes a lot of work to get out of it but it is possible, it just means effort to turn the 100 ways one "can't" do something into a positive force. This isn't to say that medication doesn't help as well.

 

Re: Boredom

Posted by FredPotter on November 1, 2007, at 14:50:31

In reply to Boredom, posted by King of Nothing on October 24, 2007, at 13:18:00

They say having fewer choices is the key to happiness. I remember a book by Erik Fromm called illuminatingly "Escape from Freedom"


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