Life is just so mundane, bleak…
The boredom and lack of motivation to entertain myself is so strong.
I decide I want to play a game on the computer, but by the time I turn on the computer, I don’t want to play.
Nothing is entertaining
I can’t work right now and I’m done with school…
So many people would love to be where I am, but it’s just boring.
Yeah, I’m happy I don’t have to be walking 20 miles in the heat to get some water for my donkeys in the subsahara
But boredom is the worst thing ever
I have things that I want to do
But they’re just monotonous, boring
Than why do I even want to do them?
It’s because I know this isn’t natural
Music is the only thing I like and feel emotion about
I start to watch a comedy movie or play a game
But its no fun. I quit soon afterwards
Could this be depression? I don’t really feel sad. Could increasing SSRIs anti-depressants dosage help?
sounds like you need some socializing with some nicer than nice person(s).
stay with us, maybe, and you may feel better soon. I know I do. judy
Yes boredom is the worst cause theres just nothing. I get that alot the only thing that tends to keep me on task is goals. Its not that i want to do anythibg its just that i have to achieve this goal otherwise i get worse so having goals leeps me moving. But the boredom still is aweful, i feel you.
Thank you, Judy.
I know 
thanks for the response
A idle mind is the devils playground.
So you are bored ayy?.
This is what I do.
- I make a list of stuff I need to do.
2.Go on YouTube and watch videos.
3.Wonder if I should take over the world tomorrow or next month
4.browse the magnificent internet
That’s part of the negative symptoms I guess. I’m on abilify which is supposed to be good for negative symptoms, so I’d hate to see what I’d be like otherwise.
I still get bored sometimes, but then lack the motivation to do anything about it.
It’s not your fault.
I’m on 15mg. I wish it helped me the same way.
Yes it is called anhedonia, but boredom is a good way to understand it as well. I have spent the past 4 months laying in my bed, just thinking about whatever pops into my mind. No desire to do anything…whatsoever.
Try gabapentin…i take 2 and it brings on a false sense of well being i feel happy and energized but it only works every other day…but 15 days of false happy is better than 30 days of no joy…
any time. your welcome, switzapples, judy
If i knew you in person and herd you was bord,ill invite you and we will chill and talk about nothing the whole time maybe go out to get pizza maybe go to McDonald s movies we can jog together if you want…do you like bowling and arcade s…site seeing comic con etc we will go anywhere and do ramdom things what about cloth shopping…how about takeing up different interes kick boxing or just boxing set a goal to loss some wight or not…carnival rollercoaster rides your not scard to go on rollercoaster s are you.whens the last time you had cotton candy let it melt on your mouth…joy rides are fun lets be carful and reckless at the same time…
Hahaha. Thanks man.
Don’t get me wrong. I’m bored out of my tree right now for instance. But also no motivation to do anything. But I just assume things would be worse on another AP.
Boredom is uncomfortable because it involves the suppression of thought - like what you’d really want to do or think. Try to relax and let those unaccepted thoughts come to mind. It could be a revelation.
i feel you . thats why i got a substance abuse problem cause im so damn bored
I’m also on 15mg Aripiprazole (Abilify generic). It has fewer side effects for me compared to Olanzapine (Zyprexa) and Risperidone (Risperdal). FYI, Abilify also treat Bipolar disorder (and I am diagnosed with Schizoaffective disorder). I use Aripiprazole together with Sulpiride and Fluanxol.
Boredom can be challenging to overcome.
Drugs can’t replace a life that isn’t happening. Antidepressants may improve your mood and get you to accept the mundane existence you have but if you want things to change you have to help make it happen. Even if all you do is go socialize with people as down and out as you, watch the Sun rise and set, or read a good book that is better than doing nothing. Or you could do an activity like coloring (not just for kids anymore), crossword puzzles, or making up a new type of meal. If you are like most of us on this forum you have creativity so use it.
This is crazy how much I relate… I used to be really big into painting and drawing. Yesterday I went outside to find some rocks to paint and by time I found 2-3 good ones, I was over it and wanted nothing to do with it. I didn’t paint them… But I don’t really feel bored. I don’t really feel much of anything most of the time. But when I do feel something, I REALLY feel it… No matter what caused it. My emotions are very much over exaggerated, if I have them at all
Yeah, exactly. Are you doing a bit better now though?