Friday, June 17, 2011

Boredom

So, here I am once again. Let us explore boredom today. So what exactly is boredom? From my experience, boredom is that feeling of isolation and time slowing down. The sensation of having all the time in the world and yet having nothing to do with it. No goal in mind. Worst is the terrible sense of isolation that boredom invariably brings along. And the thoughts that come with it. The feeling of just wasting your life doing nothing. The angst of having nothing but your own thoughts for company. The feeling of just wanting to burst out of your body. And also the fear of watching life pass by while you doing nothing. Feeling contracted. Feeling separate from everything around you. Its strange but I notice that people derive their sense of self worth primarily from their job, from what they do for a living. So for someone who does not have a job, feelings of worthlessness do show up. And since such a person also has the most time on his hands and therefore more likely to feel bored which when coupled with feelings of worthlessness can also lead to depression which can become a cycle. This leads to apathy and lethargy which leads to inaction and thus the cycle widens.

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