Have you ever felt like this? Like I do? Let me explain.. The last month or two I've felt completely bored. This feeling has been hightened significantly since my mushroom trip last Friday. I was going over in my head what I really do, and I came to the conclusion that it isn't much at all. I work about 25-30 hours a week. I spend alot of time with my girlfriend who I love and care about very much. I'm 19. My close friends are off at college while I am not. I work parttime. The computer used to be a significant part of my life, but now it is not. I have a shitty one that I barely use. I used to love the internet, spend hours upon hours at a time on it, and now nothing. I go days without using the computer, where two years ago I didn't usually go more than twelve or so hours without it. Nothing really seems that interesting anymore, it's kind of sad. One of my best friends is coming home from college for break, and he wants to make plans to hang out and get drunk, and I dont know how to tell him that I dont feel any motivation or want to get drunk. My guess is I dont know how to tell him because I don't understand why I feel it. I just do. Sure, I still enjoy a fire on the beach and having some drinks, walking around and meeting people, etc, but I can't do that right now, and I feel like I'm growing out of everything that I know. I think I'm just growing up, and I honestly, truely hate it. But back to what I was saying earlier; when I'm not working, sleeping, or hanging out with Jess, I'm alone. I don't have a car and if I did, I'd have nowhere to go. Sometimes I hang out with my friend Iain and his friend, and my aquatance Sean. Sean isn't a very good person, and I only know him because I used to buy off of him. That's okay, but we dont' really do much. Drive around, really. Watch tv at Iain's. Boring. It's just when I'm not doing those three things, work, Jess, Iain/sean, I'm alone at my house, with nothing to do. I have tv and find it boring, and I dont have cable anyways, so I get all of two stations. Jess is a few years older than I, and sometimes I think that might be the reason I feel that I'm maturing or whatever I'm doing the way I am. But then I think about it, and if I didn't have Jess in my life I wouldn't be as happy as I am, and I would have even less to do, so I know that's not the reason. I stopped smoking pot because she doens't like it, and some people say that's stupid. I say it's worthit and if you don't, I'm sorry. You're not me. But I want to smoke so badly for no other reason but that of bordom. I always think of that song 'I just don't know what to do with myself' by Jet I think, and I just think of how true that is, I just don't. Is there something wrong with me?
i know the feeling man.. i think you should try to find some hobby that you really enjoy lots of people like rediscoverthemselfs after finding things they really enjoy. Go skydiving or do somethign extreme. i hate to say this but mabey ur smoking to much . people just get bored with life but you gota find things that you enjoy. its easy to say fuck it all but its a lot more fun to go out and live in this unique crazy beatiful world that is put before you edit: oh he said he didn't smoke? i just assumed he did.. hmmmmm
*Laugh* Words of Wisom. I would look into a doctor's visit bud. Im not saying there's anything wrong with you, but do you take vitamins? I feel like you say, bored, all the time. I'm in the same situation matter of fact. If you dont take vitamins, DO. You'd be surprised at how much they help in attitude adjustment. But i still am bored, the trick is doing something new. If you do the same thing, you will get the same results. Its a fact. Go fishing, camping, play paintball, or start a fight for cryin out loud. Anything new will help! I definitely DO NOT suggest stopping smoking. I know i get pretty depressed if i dont have any for a while...like NOW. (its been a week w/out it) Good luck, kuso.
ya man like I was saying to my friend earlier, I fucking explained life in a paragraph and he was blown away and I didn't evencopy and paste it or anything. FUCK. but ya man jus tremember you not alone seriously lots of people feel the way you do. life is aauuuh holy fuck Peace edit: dude thats crazy... I remember when I was little I used to hang out with this kid that was really into art, and he made this amazing picture with this guy with his back facing you, and he was standing on a beach looking out onto the ocean and at the bottom it said the tittle of this thread man I just don't know what to do with myself
Lifes about variety, and trying new things, to do this..you need money of course, so work full time, save up money, go on a trip, in the mean time, read some books, go fishing, enjoy things that don't cost a lot of money, remember man, lifes about variety, so try something new everyday, take a different route to work, wake up early and watch the sun rise, and YES vitamins are really good for you, off the top of my head, go get ginko biloba!! immediatly, you would be amazed at what that one vitamin willl do for you. I used to be worried about growing up, but there are so many people who are older than me that are cool as hell. I think I mentioned on this forum once that I was worried about getting older, that I was going to become...like my parents I guess. Then somone mentioned critter, growing up isn't necasariily a bad thing, it's just something that happens. For some reason I think critter really knows how to enjoy life, he left the forums not long after I came. I remember he once posted he went fishing with his grandchildren, and I bet he was happier on that day than many of us have been in our entire lives. You'll be dead in about 50 or 60 years, so try to cram as much fun as you can into them. And as the song goes "don't worry be happy". I think I really need to head my own advice as well, I spend way to much time on my computer and not enough time living life.. anyway good luck man, when you start to feel down, just remember "don't worry be happy" I can send you the version of that song that bob marley did, it never fails to bring a smile to my face..
Find a hobby man, it really helps alot. I was in the same situation you are in so I started taking matial arts. It worked. Just find yourself a hobby and it'll be ok. Peace.
Thanks, everyone. I'm gonna start taking vitamins, definatly. As for hobbies, I'll try to find something. I'm thinking about buying a cheap drumset and mess around with that, because Ive always wanted one. I'm thinking about taking a karate class, not sure yet. Maybe. And I won't smoke behind her back, because I could never lie to her face about it if it was brought up. I love her too much, sorry. You guys really are great, and this is one of the best places Ive found online. I love you guys.
One hobby a lot of people enjoy is photography, some world famous photographers even started out of boredom, and not knowing what to do in life. I suppose it depends how creative you are, think about the things that used to interest you the most, and try and create something out of that.
you came to that conclusion as well? Ill probably be strolling in my wheelchair when i get old trying to sneak a joint
I say, mix it up, if you can travel, trust me its one of the best things you can do, and its something you will remember forever.
I think i agree with what most people are saying. You have to find something that you truly enjoy, a good hobby, and that will help a whole lot. Also are you sure "i just dont know what to do with my self" was by the White Stripes?
I sense a depression....you said alot of the times when you are alone...well *slowly looks left, slowly right...."you...uh...you wanna get high?"* creating things always make me feel like i've acccomplished something when i really havn't...like my rap beats...if you like music get FL Studio 5 its great when bored!!!!! plus if your REALLY good with it...you can sell it make some big bucks (hard program to get used to but really worth it to play around with)
cant believe you gave up herb but hey bro thats your choice ive always been a beliver in doin what you do, but its all good.
Ravonous - I've acctually been thinking about doing that alot lately. I need a new computer desperatly, and I was thinking about getting a good sound mixing program and making some songs or something. I dunno, just a thought. I used to play around with Acid 3.0 or something like that, making random shit with a friend of mine, it was fun. My friend Spanish makes house music and such, and it kicks ass, but I'd want to go with something a little more original. I want a drumset really bad, I'm going to see if I can borrow one from a friend who's at school, and record some shit that way. If you could, any info on the program PMed to me would be greatly appreciated! And I've also wanted to pick up photography, too. But I don't have a camera. I'd want a nice one, but I can't afford to develop film, so I'd want a digital, but a nice digi runs like, 300-400$. Ohwell, time will tell.
Life pretty much sucks, the real world is one disappointment after another. Most people get it eventually, if you don't then there IS somethign wrong with you. Disillusion and alienation from the world is relatively normal at least once in a while though. My advice to you would be to get high or do something creative/artistic. Writing music is pretty much what keeps me going, it's worked out pretty well. You should try something like that.
if you're lookin for a hobby, you should try paintball. it's a good way to meet people if you can get like 2-3 friends to go with you. what is there to do.. meet people, spend money on stuff.. get high.. i dunno what to say. i suffer from overwhelming boredom too, but then i get stoned and always find -something- to do/learn/watch, or somewhere to go.
Well a good hobby you might want to check up on is glass blowing. If you have the couple hundred dollars to get start, you'll make it back extreamly fast.