[gayleggg]

I'm having trouble lately determining whether I am suffering from boredom or depression. I think im a little to agitated for it to be depression. So if it's boredom I should be able to fix the problem but I can't find the energy to do anything about it. I don't know of any meds for boredom.

I don't really know what I want from this thread. I think I'm only trying to talk it out and find some logic to it. Of course,any feedback is welcome.

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I don't know of any meds for boredom.

I don't think they call them "meds".

Seriously, though, I'm not clear what kind of agitation you're experiencing since you also said you "can't find the energy to do anything about it".

I'm just trying to understand - I don't think I've experienced agitation but had low energy at the same time.

Doesn't sound pleasant, though.

Hugs.

[Wanderlust90]

Oh I totally understand this feeling. Intense Bordem, don't know what to do about it. Like want to get up & relieve the feeling but can't possibly think of what will make you feel better?

[annoyedgrunt84]

It sounds like you might be experiencing a mixed state right now. Moving between mania and depression.

[waterknob1234]

Hugs to you gaylegg

[gayleggg]

Originally Posted by jo_thorne

I don't think they call them "meds".

Seriously, though, I'm not clear what kind of agitation you're experiencing since you also said you "can't find the energy to do anything about it".

I'm just trying to understand - I don't think I've experienced agitation but had low energy at the same time.

Doesn't sound pleasant, though.

Hugs.

Brain is overactive but physically have not energy.

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I know exactly what you mean. I quite often feel like I am bored with life and feel agitated and like I need to do something about it. But I just don't have the motivation or energy to do anything about it. I think it is depression. I know what I want to be doing, what I should be doing but I just can't do it. And that is what makes me feel restless and agitated I think.

[JohnCrow]

In order to cope and be able to produce emotional responses when mine go dead I have trained myself to use reason and logic to react "normally"

The problem comes when I am not at the bottom and the well practised mental exercise interferes with actual emotion

You may be subconsciously be doing the same thing. You are probably suffering from depression, reducing your energy, but giving yourself drive and motivation intellectually. The issue is that, logically, you KNOW you should be doing something, which triggers responses in the forebrain but the body fails you, triggering responses in the mammal brain

Net result is cognitive dissonance

[AngstyLady]

Originally Posted by gayleggg

I'm having trouble lately determining whether I am suffering from boredom or depression. I think im a little to agitated for it to be depression. So if it's boredom I should be able to fix the problem but I can't find the energy to do anything about it. I don't know of any meds for boredom.

I don't really know what I want from this thread. I think I'm only trying to talk it out and find some logic to it. Of course,any feedback is welcome.

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Hmm, I remembered reading that depression can actually manifest as agitation, mine definitely has in the past. I don;t think it's boredom . . .

[continuosly blue]

Originally Posted by gayleggg

I'm having trouble lately determining whether I am suffering from boredom or depression. I think im a little to agitated for it to be depression. So if it's boredom I should be able to fix the problem but I can't find the energy to do anything about it. I don't know of any meds for boredom.

I don't really know what I want from this thread. I think I'm only trying to talk it out and find some logic to it. Of course,any feedback is welcome.

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Sounds like depression to me. Are you working ? I'm disabled and can't work so with the lack of energy etc.... that depression and other ailments cause my energy level , concentration , and shear ability to move is low.
You are on a combo of meds that might be a part of the problem.
For me agitation comes with anxiety , anger and the restlessness of inactivity.

Hope you feel better soon

[bugbear83]

I agree with what JohnCrow said; you want to do something to shake up your routine but don't have the energy. Frustration and restlessness ensue.

I wish I could advise on the best way out of this situation but I don't have any good ideas. I do know that it's possible for boredom to come out of depression, along with agitation. Just because we sometimes can't get out of bed, doesn't mean we enjoy laying there all day.

[Fuzzybear]

[Skeezyks]

Hello gayleggg: I haven't been employed for quite a few years. My wife just recently retired. So our income is limited at this point. As a result, I have made the commitment to not spend money on anything that isn't necessary. This means that have allot of free time! Part of my decision to return to PC was based on the fact that it would give me something to do. I read... but I'm not a big reader. I watch some TV. But I'm also not a big TV watcher. So, anyway, boredom is something I struggle with as well. And I also carry around quite a bit of free-floating anxiety & a tendency toward depression, although depression has been a bigger problem in the past than it is currently.

I noticed your quote from the Buddha. I am a poor student of the Buddhist nun Pema Chödrön. Ani Pema writes of the essential "groundlessness" of existence... "nothing to hang onto..." Everything around us is constantly changing. And there is nothing we can hang onto, no resting (or hiding) place, no sanctuary. And, what I have come to understand enlightenment as being is the ability to dwell within that essential groundlessness with peace, joy & equanimity. As a result, I view the boredom I experience as being an experience of essential groundlessness. And the degree to which I am capable of resting within it, I see as being a gauge of my progress along the path.

One of the questions I struggle with, though, is just how much time ought I be able to spend floating within this groundless state (i.e. being bored)? I can certainly do this for a while. It actually gets much easier as one gets older. But there comes a point where it just begins to feel like I'm just vegetating. (My wife also begins to wonder what's going on...) I don't know the answer to this. Since returning to PC, I've been spending allot of time replying to members' posts. I justify this by thinking of it as being a way of working to develop my compassion, for both myself & others, which is of course another key element of Buddhist practice. (It also gives me the opportunity to listen to allot of very soothing chant-based music on YouTube.)

I send warm thoughts of deep peace your way...

Its boredom. Do you like craft, colouring or watching a good tv show?

[spring2014]

hi gayle,
I feel the same way too. when im bored I usually would find a distraction for me to do . I do something on my high anxiety list that my therapist and I worked on in counseling .
For High Anxiety
1) Physical activity
2) Deep breathing
3) Mindfulness box
4) Guided imagery
5) Progressive muscle relaxation exercises
6) Diversions and distractions
7) Counteracting thoughts
a. Think positive
8) Relaxation techniques
9) Journaling
10) Mindfulness meditation
11) STOP technique for impulses







Diagnosis: Anxiety and depression
meds : Cymbalta 90mgs at night
Vistrail 2 25 mgs daily for anxiety prn
50 mgs at night for insomnia