[BastetsMuse]

I've been on the disabled list for about six years or so now. And I have to admit to a certain amount of boredom.

I can't get the gumption up to shower most days....or clean my house. I just don't care.... is this depression (for which I take medication) or is it just not having a purpose? I do three radio shows a week but it's not enough and I just can't seem to engage with others.

I'm not a handicrafts kind of girl....any ideas out there for doing things that aren't too anxiety provoking?

[Psychic_Banter]

You could try playing an instrument? I am not personally disabled, but I do understand depression and boredom, and ive always enjoyed playing my saxophone.

[marthac_mtl]

I am struggling with that right now. I am on short-term disability and doing the paper work for the longer term insurance to kick in. Sometimes, I don't know if half of what I feel is due to the boredom /lack of purpose or due to the depression. I am constantly torn between just going back to work rather than taking the time to ensure I am stable. I have good days when I am sure I could function. But then they are followed by days I can barely get out of bed. Especially if I find I do a bit too much of anything.

do you like games?

their are plenty of sites out their where you can play quizzes, or board games, against other people

their are online crossword games, anagram games and card games.

you could, if you are creative, start a story on something like fanfiction.net (you don't even have to make it good, it could just be flowing thoughts)

you could start a blog

if you can get outside, you could listen to the birds/ smell the flowers

what sort of stuff do you do now?

and if I can ask, to what point are you disabled? (I know it's a personal question,), but it may help me come up with ideas knowing what you can do

you don't have to answer me though

I was going to suggest that you could learn to play an instrument.

maybe look in your area and see if their's a club or something that can teach you the piano or something

[HALLIEBETH87]

Maybe you could volunteer?

[Jensitive22]

Originally Posted by BastetsMuse

I've been on the disabled list for about six years or so now. And I have to admit to a certain amount of boredom.

I can't get the gumption up to shower most days....or clean my house. I just don't care.... is this depression (for which I take medication) or is it just not having a purpose? I do three radio shows a week but it's not enough and I just can't seem to engage with others.

I'm not a handicrafts kind of girl....any ideas out there for doing things that aren't too anxiety provoking?

Basket Muse I live in your area. I don't know where you receive your mental health services, but I receive county-state services which also provide group classes every week. I've done DBT and PTSD, and I'm now doing CBT. I also joined a service club and volunteered for an officer position. It's a real challenge for me as I am much more comfortable staying home, but I know it's better for me to challenge my comfort zone/anxieties.

[Cocosurviving]

I'm disabled too. I take a ceramics class at a local community center ($5 per month). Before I moved states I use to also take a quilting class (free). I have a membership at the Y. I'm thinking about taking water aerobics.

[Fuzzybear]

I'm disabled too although not officially, I rarely go to doctors as I find I get by better without them for the most part (in the uk)

Playing the piano if I can focus is one of my favourites

[Fuzzybear]

I'm sorry I just realised that I probably am not the best "judge" if I am "disabled" .. i just asked my husband and he said that I'm not, so please feel free to ignore my post,

[SheilaKathy]

I'm on 100% permanent Disability since 2002. I did, however, get a small volunteer job recently. After 15 years out of work, it kind of feels good to be doing something, though it is hardly anything. So maybe doing something that you like on a volunteer basis might be a kind of middle of the road way to deal with this? You could explain to them that you are disabled and might not always be able to come to work, but that you will try your best to be there as often as you can. They should understand that. They, I would think, would be glad for what you can do. You would not need to describe your disabilities either. Just saying you are disabled or on disability is all that would be required.

[BeyondtheRainbow]

Maybe you can discover something surprising that you enjoy? In 2014 I enjoyed figure skating at the Olympics but would have not watched again in 2018 except that I had surgery and was on bedrest for 6 weeks. I spent a lot of that boring time watching videos of skating and now it is a good distraction for me that I really enjoy. If I hadn't spent that summer bored out of my mind I would never have known I enjoy it so much.

[Tucson]

I am in the same position. I watch TV and search the Internet. I somtimes do some errands like make doctor visits using Uber which can end up being expensive. However, I have an incredible amount of time on my hands.I sit here in my chair and gain weight due to my inactivity. I have lots of time to worry about my problems. I need to find some things to do to fill the day. I am depressed so I do not clean the house and shower infrequently. What makes it worse is that I have a suspended license. So I understand what it is like being restricted to your home.

I do have a couple things that I can do. I can try to hold down a job. I can go to the fitness center. I can get out my synthesizer and play it. However I still find myself sitting here and doing nothing productive. I can understand the difficulty to motivate oneself to be productive through the day.

[BipolaRNurse]

I've been on disability since 2015 and it's a challenge to fill my days. I watch a lot of TV, spend much of the day on the computer, and clean the kitchen and bathroom when I'm able. I can't volunteer because of transportation issues (I often don't have access to a car, and city buses don't run by my house). I'm not "craftsy", and I don't know how to play an instrument. On the other hand, I'm too young to be sitting around waiting to die. So I write---my blog, or personal-opinion pieces for another website which pays me $50 per article. Years ago I wrote a book about raising a family in the 1980s, but I've never tried to have it published. Maybe I need to dig that out and self-publish...