I have a problem, I am bored the majority of the time and it causes me to feel angry, I can't watch programmes or movies I have seen before as I remember them all very well and watching them makes me bored. The only time I can watch programmes or movies and not be bored is when I am on codeine and sometimes the codeine doesn't work. Even if I listened to music while on my laptop and watched the television all at the same time I would still be bored. Only interesting, new things seem to interest me and at this point I feel like I am ran out of new things to do that interest me.

Is there something wrong with me? Why do some people have the time of their life watching cartoons while eating cereals while if I did that I would be bored out of my mind? How do I resolve my problem and not be bored anymore because there is only so much money I can spend on codeine to make it so I am contented easily?

Are you content with your life?
If not, what could you do to make it so?

get a hobby

Pursue a career, or take up gardening.

I'm in a position where I cannot do anything about anything, I have no money but I should have a job in about 3 months time. I can't think of any hobby I would enjoy, people always suggest things like fishing and gardening but for some reason they don't appeal to me. What I want is HBWR seeds so I can make LSA tartrate from them because that would be fun but I don't have the money so for now I'm stuck watching repeat episodes of programmes for 3 hours a day while sustaining myself on many bowls of porridge so I don't spend too much money on food.

Could someone please explain why people are content to watch cartoons and eat cereal? Do these people feel some kind of euphoria while doing their boring, mundane activities?

Hmm, well, Id say I am entertained rather easy, sometimes I just like to ponder my thoughts..

Have you tried smoking weed? Thats usually THE boredom cure IMO.


hmmm...
activitys that require no $$... Sleep?

I don't ever want to have irregular sleep patterns again, because I get bored so easily I used to sleep about 14 hours of the day or something. I went to sleep at midnight and woke up the next day at 3pm and I stared at my ceiling for 3 hours until 6pm and I had a hallucination where a face appeared on the ceiling, probably due to too much sleep and doing nothing for 3 hours.

Now I always wake up between 6am-12am and go to sleep between 10pm-2am.

I would never spend money on weed, I don't like it, its codeine and then when I get money HBWR seed alkaloids.

Why not grow some LSA containing plants? Then you could get a few seeds which wouldn't cost much and you'd be gardening something you actually had a vested interest in. Then when you actually have walking around $$ you don't need to spend it on seeds, as the plants you were growing while awaiting your job will have seeds of their own for you to use...

When I get bored, I read. Even if it's just fiction and you're not really learning anything from it, it takes you out of that mindset.

I see boredom as something self-imposed. I was never bored as a child, I would just use my imagination to entertain myself. Open yourself to new things, and you'll have more than you know what to do with.

well..eating codeine like that will fuck you up more than the boredom..seriousily think about what you just said ..maybe you need some real help if you are eating codeine that often just becasue you are bored. Im sort of cant believe some of the people that have responded and not found this alarming. Codeine is not cannabis. Using codeine to alleviate boredom just seems a very bad habit to get into. Your body and mind is the most precious thing you have, dont abuse it with harmful drugs.

Go outside and do something. There are so many things you can do that dont cost a thing. Go hiking, go biking, go pick herbs, volunteer...

People watch cartoons all day and eat cereal becasue they are brainwashed drones that lack the ability to have any imagination of they're own so others do it for them..Im not surprised you find that boring. But fuck man..get rid of the codeine or go get some real help..sure your not just addicted to codein?

This is all in your head IMO..you have all these excuses as to why your bored and why you wont try this or that becasue its not interesting. Only you can help you. Noone here is going to magically have an answer for you. You have an imagination, use it.

Dont take any of this the wrong way. It's just you are asking for help, and Im being honest with you based on how I feel about what you said. Simply finding HBWR seeds isn't going to be a quick fix I would bet.

I definitely agree with you fractal, I just find that telling some people they shouldn't do something will make them not listen to anything else you have to say. You're right though, the codeine could be making everything seem even more dull and uninteresting.

Unless you are in prison this is not true.

you know..there is a word for this sort of situation in "shamanic" cultures. It is called soul loss, and the approach taken is called soul retrival. I think it is at least a decent metaphore. So what if you cant sit in front of a damn tv watching cartoons all day..I would say thats a good thing. Something inside of you might be missing something, or was missing something. Maybe that part of you wandered, got bored and went off in search of life. Maybe you should just lay off the codeine and go off on your own quest to find yourself..find your thing in life. Boredom is an emotional responce. Emotions can be great indicators in reguards to certain situations..maybe your situation isnt too fitting, maybe youve used up all that is there for you and it`s time to find something new.

Seraph, chasing things or happiness indicates that you are treating the precious moments of your life as a means to an end. take a very careful and introspective look at your life, and ask yourself, "Am I letting this moment FULLY be as it is?" If every moment in your life is spent to get to "the next best thing/moment" then you will never find peace. Peace comes from the realization that THIS moment is already perfect, sacred, and full of life. Peace, and beauty are already here; you just have to open your eyes. This beauty is very hard to see with a clouded mind which is never at peace with the NOW; and it will require perseverance of introspection on your part to change this...if you want to.
I know that there are many instances where life seems so boring, and boredom results in anger. i too have felt this countless times...makes me wanna..just run away..
but you know what..there is no escape, and there never will be..because wherever u go, there u are. this realization in itself also used to make me agitated at life...but now i find this very thing beautiful and profound. It shows us that we are out of sync with the Life force, and forces us to look at the "boring/painful" moments of our lives, which the mind doesn't want to confront at all...but the deepest part of us does.
Life can be boring in so many ways when misperceived. It can appear sooo mundane, so plain, so empty...like there's nothing here in this moment at all that is worth paying attention to. but this very "dullness" and emptiness is the heart of Life force itself. become very alert, and pay careful attention to this emptiness..this hollowness..and misperceptions will gradually wash away as these emotions are confronted. At first, it may be hard, and the monkey mind may wanna jump onto the next branch because in this empty moment, there is nothing for it to do..no excitement..no fun..only the "plain mundane" life. the more you run away from this moment, the more you will suffer. this is the cold truth of life, and to this, you must surrender yourself completely.

I will tell you the one and only thing that works for me everytime i feel bored (which happens so rarely now)- Meditation
..did your mind shrug at that word?
When i'm undergoing any emotion that I don't like, I instantly stop doing whatever i'm doing, and become very alert. just watch (don't judge/label your emotions)..just watch as if an external observer without judging your emotions, or yourself. soon, the turmoil within me becomes a little more chaotic as i continue to observe, and then, within minutes, the boredom/anger/agitation, all turns into a deep love for life, this moment, and myself. Despite how angry i feel, it only takes 5-10min of meditation to wash away all such painful emotions. the only reason these emotions are here is so that they can be confronted and acknowledged. meditation does exactly this, and soon, the mind becomes more clear, and is able to see the beauty of the here and now.

Things like finding a activities, hobbies or other things to engage the mind are only temporary "patch-ups" and soon, the mind will become bored from that too...then what?...what about the moments when ur mind isnt stimulated by any activity?..back to square one. In the end, to transcend suffering, you have to rest in the mundane emptiness of life to clear away your misperceptions. Let this moment fully be as it already is, and you will have to look no further.

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I would encourage you to stop all drug use for atleast a month, and delve deeply into the boring emptiness you experience. watch the turmoil..watch it all..and dont try to run away from it. be diligent and keep watching..

I read somewhere, I think it was a rebirthing book, or otherwise a book by Leonard Orr, that boredom is really just a symptom of the fear of death, or existential fear.

I would be bored too with watching cartoons, but there are so many things I can do ... I devise projects for myself, sometimes they cost, sometimes they don't. Reading, programming, writing, growing mushrooms, translating webpages for other people, playing the guitar even though I can't... I don't have time to get bored, and neither would I want to. There are plenty of things you can *do*, the problem with boredom or lethargy is that nothing seems worthwhile, which I think in many cases really is a kind of fear preventing you from saying YES to life with no reserve...

Try some introspection... perhaps you will find how excitingly twisted you are, and embark on an utterly adventurous journey through the self, in search for clarity?? There's plenty of enticing experiences out there. No need to dull reality down. rather turn it up a notch... see what comes out...

cheers
Enoon

"Boredom is an emotional state experienced during periods lacking activity or when
individuals are uninterested in their surroundings"

You need to get a hobby.
You being bored is the brains way of telling you to get off your ass and do something.
You say you find things like fishing unappealing but why do you think so
many people go out and fish in their weekends? If you haven't tried it you have no idea of what it's
like so the image in your head of you fishing is a false one.
I really recommend being creative. Best thing I can think of is learn to play an
instrument. I swear, you'll never be bored again! =)
You cant drug your boredom away...or maybe you can but it's a short fix anyway, doesn't solve anything.
It's like taking speed because one is tired. It solves the problem but the "correct" way to do it
would be to improve sleeping and eating habits.
There are studies that show correlations between depression and the amount of time you spend in front
of the internet and television.
Whenever you are drawn to say facebook (fucking abomination!) or a marathon of tv series, bring out your
instrument and practice.
Until you scrambled enough money to buy an instrument I recommend you google "whats on" in your
town today. Maybe you can find some troubadour or live band playing in a bar or cafe.
Maybe there's a nice art gallery somewhere to visit.
There's more out there then your apartment that's for sure.
Good luck!

Get some exercise. Try to work your way up to running at least 2 miles a day.Challenge yourself. Keep a journal and write something in it every day. These things cost nothing and only require a bit of discipline. It will help.

You need to realize that every single day, every single breath is a blessing. Every moment is sacred. You just need to get serious and live it because with every second your life is getting shorter. Good luck to you.