What Is Wrong With Me?

Posted:: 3+ months ago by DannyBoy1
Topics:: past, feeling, down, sense, depression, cry, month, greater, sad

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For the past 12 months and greater I have been feeling quite... 'down'. Not in the sense that I am sad and want to cry, but rather that I am very neutral (maybe more on the sad side) at all times. For example, I don't hate my life, but I don't like it either, I kind of just see life as this wasted time which serves no true purpose. Also, I am not sad but not happy either, just this bored, useless feeling in between. I don't know if this has been affecting me mentally but lately I have been:

- Experiencing a large disinterest in all activities which I used to spend hours each day partaking in.
- Very self-critical and feeling very worthless.
- Experiencing a large fall in appetite.
- Very impatient with other people and have been easily angered.
- Experiencing some sleeping issues.

While these point to depression, I don't feel sad but rather just bored of life itself, so I don't really know. What do you think is my problem?

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Milander

I know what you mean, I had the same thing myself when I went through my mid 20s and you describe it well. I got out of it by making new hobbies and breaking the daily cycle I was in. I got up earlier and did stuff like buying the newspaper and reading it in a local cafe at breakfast time at 7am instead of reading the back of the cornflakes box at 8 at home.... I took up minature painting as I'd always loved looking at them and decided to give it a go, this meant I had to get out and talk to people about stuff I knew nothing about, I had to go find the figures, the paints etc which is harder than you'd imagine and in the process I visited new places, made new friends and had new stuff to learn which I was actually interested in. Ii did a lot of other stuff too but really when I look back on it I think what I was doing was waking up my brain again. The "depression" the irrational "not quite anger" at other people was me and the routine I was in and my inability to see that it wasn't doing me any good mentally. Changing that routine was the best thing I could have done as it stimulated me again mentally.

My advice would, of course, be to do the same thing. CHange your routine, go do things you've never done, try new things. They don't have to be expensive, they don't have to be far away just change the routine, get out of whatever rut you're in and do something different or do the same thing but in a different way. In a months time you'll feel like a new man.

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DannyBoy1

Thanks for your response. While I understand what you are saying, I have attempted to engage in new activities, and while they entertain me for 20-30 mins, after that I get very bored again. So attempting to change my routine is going to be very difficult. Regardless, I'll give it a try. Thanks again.

Milander

You're welcome, be safe and challenge yourself to do new stuff :)

mini778

Another thing you could try is helping other people who feel the same way as you, by going out to eat with friends in need or just talking to friends and going out and making new memories with those you love, it will strengthen those relationships and make you feel better. Go help the poor and feed the hungry, volunteer and just live life.

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