[eggplantlife]

I had many things go emotionally.

This morning i realized one of my main problems here is boredom. That's why i am suck.

That's about all i will write now but i will have to deal with it.

Without a job and only volunteering 3 days per week, I get pretty bored too.

[gayleggg]

Yeah, I'm retired and can totally relate to boredom. And it seems that I don't have any motivation to do anything about it. It really sucks and leaves me feeling rather agitated. My therapist says that I am still adjusting to not working but it's been 8 months. I think that I should have adjusted by now.

I work an average of 35 hours a week. I am bored most of every day. Nothing much interests me. Its the depression. I understand.

[eggplantlife]

@gayleggg, i think it takes longer to adjust to retirement. I live around where there are a lot of retired people. They seem to take part time jobs to fill their hours. They don't need it but it fills their hours and they get to socialize.

Yup, I've been listening to audiobooks and falling asleep on them. All about getting yourself better. And then once, i really pay attention to them, i'm surprised i wasted all those hours listening to them asleep.

I need a new job. I am starting to feel a spark for something, but i had to distance myself a little from someone. First it was them, but i realized i really have to start having time to myself.

I decided to go on 2 years of loving kindness to myself. Which i don't really know how to do. And then i thought why 2 years when it should be a lifetime. I think it is 2 years of being conscious to be kind to self.

[eggplantlife]

Read book with theme...if bored, be interesting, do interesting thing. Was inspired for a second hahaha....must do things that i want to do and don't care what others think. I thought i lived like that then got married and thought too much what the other person thought about me.

Still bored. I have to make decision but suck as no where to go. This place was last hope place so where do you go when you are at last hope place?

Maybe i will walk the long distance home from work. The problem is walking on the highway because there is no sidewalk. Oh well. This is the suck place. Might as well do some action like that. I mean i used to walk a lot with my dog when i had her so why not here. Because here is hot most if the year. Hope it's not too hot. Better than doing nothing or is that doing nothing but walking.

[allme]

Originally Posted by gayleggg

Yeah, I'm retired and can totally relate to boredom. And it seems that I don't have any motivation to do anything about it. It really sucks and leaves me feeling rather agitated. My therapist says that I am still adjusting to not working but it's been 8 months. I think that I should have adjusted by now.

Hey Gaylegg

It isn't an easy thing to do and may take a long time to adjust. My husband has not been able for 4/5 years (due to injury) and still now suffers from lack of motivation and boredom. He gets rather frustrated with it too. Main issue is he can't find anything to do that doesn't set his old injury off in pain...so i would say if you are physical able, try and find things to do, like maybe volunteering.

All the best

[eggplantlife]

I decided to spend time with some friends last night and i was so bored. They were having a great conversation. I was just bored. They talked about something i just don't want anything to do with or have done.

I had lunch with co workers and i felt left out. I always feel left out but they allowed me to come. Now, i realized i am kind of bored. My co worker talked about last time being there and they were trying to remember who else was there -- it was me they forgot! It's okay. I kind of thought it was funny. But writing about it as i seem forgetable to people. Sigh...

I am very grateful i get to write here. Although i don't know you all and it's not like you will be calling me and checking up on me and seeing how i am doing. It's good to write and talk to someone. I mean prople really don't go and check up on people these days or ever, i guess. I think i used to do that before.

Yeah, i really am glad i am write about being bored without someone telling me to shut up or that you shouldn't be feeling that way.

I am going to try something. Since i am bored and maybe just think about myself (not the automatic way that depression does). I noticed that when i am reading self help to heal me, i am doing something that is productive. So how can i do that when i don't want to be reading books and doing those exercises.

My friend isn't bored because she is running around being a mother and wife and it serms husband's secretary. Yup, doing everything for everyone. She is very busy and happy doing everything for everyone so she has no time to think about boredom. She's got few more years to do mommy running around.

It's just me. I want to get my dog back and have been talking about it for years. I can't figure out how. Yup, i wouldn't be bored with my dog. Sigh....