im bored all the time
i’ve tried everything i can think of that i can do to alleviate
i’ve literally done everything i’m interested in doing
im stuck in another rut
feel depressed with it
im 47 years old almost 48
i’ve been retired for 30 years
it’s not like i have nothing to do even but there are 17 hours a day to fill
every single day
I know the feeling. I havent worked for 2 years now. Im incredibly bored every day. My negative symptoms are so strong. I find if i force myself to start something i can usually enjoy myself for a little bit. But some days are better than others. Sometimes i try to play video games and quit after ten minutes because im just not interested.
I am trying to go back to work in September now.
Sick of just existing with nothing to do
Want to be busy, can’t focus on hobbies, so I am hoping work will help and I will get paid as well which is a bonus
I want to be productive, but since Covid-19 hit, the support I get from MH services has almost disappeared and I was relying on their swift actions to keep me stable
Last time I saw the pdoc, I had to wait 5 weeks on a med that was making me sleep all the time
It was hell
im 39 and been on disability since i was 21. have worked only a little. it was less boring in my 20s. i kept busy. now its harder not to get bored. i drink coffee in the morning and read the news. been watching movies. reading books. always have a book. used to be computer games but not so much anymore. really give me a chair on the deck and i’ll smoke my pipe all day maybe with the radio on. its strange i spend all my time alone. im not weird about it though.
That’s not enough for me. I could fill a 48 hour day. Too many hobbies on the go I guess.
Personally I think “work” is what gives men purpose. But when people are sick they sometimes can’t stomach a full-time career.
I’d recommend finding a career or volunteer career. Doesn’t have to be paid…men need a mission I feel. We have to live for others to be happy.
When we feed other, write for other, make music for others, knit for others, offer freidnship to others…life has meaning and deep purpose I feel.
Doing what we can for society I guess
How about volunteering?
Can you walk around at a park? That’s what I like to do. Fills up the time and it’s good to get outside. Or maybe even drink coffee on a bench, at the park, and just watch the different people and dogs that pass by?
I’ve been receiving my disability pension for 19 years now (from age 17 to 36) I had 9 years of inactivity always being in hospital. These last 4 years have been good. I’ve been stable. I couldnt do a full job as I can’t cope with stress. I found what works for me is traveling aboard 4/5 times a year. It really helps me focus. I love watching tourreals on holiday places on YouTube. I’m currenly watching about Koh Samui in Thailand as going to visit there in Janaury for 26 days, Then Sri Lanka in March for 2/3 weeks.
I believe now that this is a universal part of being a human. And I find it to be difficult.
I have the same problem. I retired on pension two years ago, and now I lack a goal. I spend a lot of time walking around, and I am enjoying it, i cook, I clean, I have some hobbies, but I miss that everyday goal and structure I had when I worked.
Now I’m planning my next holiday trip to La Gomera and it gives me some “filling” but it is not enough.
I think i might volunteer like @LilyoftheValley suggested
yeah, two years is a long time not to work I’ve not been I don’t do much apart from Walking outside since Covid
Covid stopped a lot for me, I worked And did voluntary Work or studied on and off most of the time, but moving house and Covid at the same time, all I said was arts in the house and walking outside for two years
Yeah I’m worried about my old age really, if this is how it is now
I plan on volunteering once I’ve got a couple of retreats holidays and courses out of the way
this is a good idea, just being out of the house is great, my husband has been off work for four weeks for the first time in his life, we had Covid and lots of time to fill, but we moved house and even with all that I’m still bored, maybe it’s because we don’t have sex
He’s back at work today, so all day to fill, I’m meeting a couple of friends
I’ve tried full-time work as well and I can’t cope with it in the long run, I can’t even study for more than a year without needing hospital
enjoy Thailand and Sri Lanka
I also go on holiday quite a lot, it’s a great way of filling the year in general, I go to Scotland to visit my friend a couple of times a year and we get a couple of holidays my husband and I
yeah totally agreed
I’m really with you on all of this, I’m going to volunteer after the holiday and The retreat and two courses
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