How do you keep yourself entertained ?

ronano

I've run out of everything,i'm not a big drinker because i don't like the cost or envoriment.If i do i tend to drink with friends,i go to movies/food/concerts.I pretty much do everything i can think of and yet still feel empty and bored and derive no real pleasure from it.Any ideas on what i should me do to correct it ? I for example was at the movies and i just walked out and went home because of pure boredom and annoyance,everything just feels as if im waiting till i can sleep

Doodee

buy a games console.

or else masterbate

mike65

Every man (and child) needs a hobby. Mine is music but its also been photography and other visual arts down the years. Have you ever had any thoughts towards
something creative/constuctive rather than passive ie film, sport on de telly, etc?

Mike.

Senor_Fudge

no offence but ive had that similiar disinterest in things
sounds a bit like depression

maybe ya should try and do some more sports and that etc
that might put the spring back in ur step

running works great'

edit / ya man im now officially ****ing insane ^_^ /

ronano

I excercise every day,i adore music films and books,i've got a few friends.I go out few times a week,i do the whole education thing.I've had a history of depression and this isn't it.You can feel or sense it if it was,i'm at a loss,maybe a i need a girlfriend i dunno but even then id still be the same.

Senor_Fudge

ah well what can i say i tried

ya sure give that girlfriend thing a bang pun intended

ronano

i spose i'll have to

Senor_Fudge

thats the story!

and what better week than rag week eh eh

LegacyUser

depends which rag week, if its dcu forgettaboutit

Amz

Yeah, it's shite isn't it?!

ronano

I'm doing a plc so the whole ragweek is out of it.It's really a question of where to find the type of women :P

Wolfie

Get a job, buy a house.. you wont have enough time to feel bored then!

If you get a girlfriend.. you wont have time to do *anything!*

Roller Toaster

What Doodee said, mainly the first one although the second one can be tempting.

PrecariousNuts

not funny
another comment like that, and you're banned
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Cake Fiend

Jesus, I find it hard enough to set aside some free time which I can fill with the need for entertainment!

As Doodee says, get a console and a load of really long games (Final Fantasy series would be a good start).
Take up a martial art
Take up an Open University course
Learn computer programming
Learn to play a musical instrument
Learn to draw or paint

Cake Fiend

Weird, I thought I just posted, but it seems to have disappeared, unless this forum requires a mod to preview posts..

Anyway, the best kind of hobby is one in which you learn something useful. Learn a musical instrument, a computer programming language, a martial art, a foreign language. Go to www.howstuffworks.com and read it through.

Beruthiel

Originally posted by Sico
Weird, I thought I just posted, but it seems to have disappeared, unless this forum requires a mod to preview posts..

if you take a gander at the charter above Mr. Sico, you will see that's exactly it

angelofdeath

he was logging in as he was posting, you need to log in first then post

anyway back on topic, get a gf

Kali

Exercise.

Lex_Diamonds

Id say go on holiday for a week or more. A change of scenery may do you some good. Not some pissup holiday either, one where your in a different culture and there is unusual **** to see.

seaghdhas

I find sometimes, I feel trapped(ish) in a place or situation for no good reason. It turns into trying not to think about a pink elephant; impossible. I find going someplace completely different helps. I live in the south, I have reason to go to a few different parts of the country from time to time. Like Carlow, Dublin, the North East. And I may or may not have someone going with me. It's not something you can just walk out on. Besides, I drive which means I/we can stop off somewhere or whatever.

Do you feel like you must be in a place? That you feel pressured to stay?

Beruthiel

Go to the embassy of your favourite country on social days (I’m sure they have some) pretend you’d like to learn a foreign language, as they will need to learn English it will be a two way thingie, this way you may find yourself a girlfriend and learn a new language to boot

hedgetrimmer

Apparently some people do this...

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?s=&threadid=142338

Saviour_Angel

Originally posted by Doodee
buy a games console.

or else masterbate

It's good to be honest ! ! !

Sarky

Read a good book.

Try playing some non-computer games. RPGs, card games (Chez Geek is always good for a laugh), that sort of thing.

Bottle_of_Smoke

dont go down the RPG road my friend!!!!

they lie!
just ribbin ya

luckat

Volunteer for Simon Community, if you're old enough. If you're feeling empty it's because you're unconnected with people. Putting your hand out to help people who are in a bad place will help you. But keep your limits.

deimos

I felt like that up to about 2 years ago. As a hobby I got into computers(actually got it from being bored at night with insomnia). Now its an obsession, not saying you need computers, just search for an obsession, seemed to work for me.

Agent Smith

Originally posted by hedgetrimmer
Apparently some people do this...

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?s=&threadid=142338

sounds like fun.....

malico

I'm an Emergency Medical First Responder in my local volenterry ambulance coprs. Been in since 1996. You have a lot of fun, meet new people, get into a lot of free events, (I'm in OMAC, so we get a lot of major duties) and you ge to help others.

Sleepy

I know the feeling. I've been in the same place for the last 9 months (basically since I moved to Dublin). I'm becoming addicted to these boards and the boards at my old college out of a need for human communication. I don't really get on with my flatmates, can't bring myself to going through the whole new flatmates thing (better the devil you know and the house is damn convenient for work) and there's no bedsits etc in the area.

Life becomes meaningless. "Get a girlfriend", easy to say pal. A lot harder to do. "Get a hobby", I can't afford any thanks to my college debts and **** salary. I can't afford to live at all. Yeah, I've my friends that I meet at weekends but most evenings I sit on the couch rotting my brain with **** TV before going to bed and trying to get some mental stimulation with a decent book (I've gotten through stacks of em since I moved up here).

I'm trapped. The light at the (very distant) tunnell for me is the belief that sometime in the future life will be good again... at least... I hope it will...

Capt'n Midnight

More suggestions.

http://www.pisquaredoversix.force9.co.uk/BRAIN2.JPG 66KB

A cup of coffee in Bewleys and watch others.
A walk to the end of Howth / Dun Laoghaire pier / Bull wall - fresh sea breeze does wonders for the old grey matter.
Writting letters - you don't even have to post them ...

Quatre Mains

- the volunteer work is widely recommended by consellors and the like. However, if
that doesn't float your boat, then try doing something that involves being with other people. Even something like 5-a-side once or twice a week can be a great buzz. If your mates aren't currently playing then maybe you could suggest it to them. If you're not into that, there are other things you can get into. Some things which sound nerdy like art classes can be good once you get into them and get good at them.

Playing computer games like Championship Manager will definitely chew up the hours(days, even;)) but although there's nothing wrong with that, I don't think that would satisfy your wants as you presented them. They will only serve to help pass the time rather than improve your 'quality of life'.

I'm not 100% sure about suggesting you learn an instrument, as that can also lead to spending a lot of time alone practising or whatever. Unless of course you learn the drums, because drummers are like girls in copperface jacks - no matter how bad they are they'll never be stuck on their own for long.

Best of luck to you, and if you do find something good, let us know.

Cheers
Neil

dangerman

the words of tyler durden seem relevant here. are they ever not?

We're the middle children of history, man. No purpose or place. We have no Great War. No Great Depression. Our Great War's a spiritual war... our Great Depression is our lives. We've all been raised on television to believe that one day we'd all be millionaires, and movie gods, and rock stars. But we won't. And we're slowly learning that fact. And we're very, very pissed off.


Man I love that film. Whats this thread about again?

Oh yeh, we're all alone, desperately seeking meaning in a world without it. Get used to it. The only meaning you can get is that which you give to others. If you get my meaning.

po0k

Join a Scuba-diving / Kayaking / Extreme naked paint-ball go-karting club.

You'll be active (raises levels of some "happy" chemicals in the brain) and in a social context which will broaden your circle of contacts/friends.

Might even meet someone to call your girlfriend.

more than likely just a phase you're going through. I get it now and again.
Just don't feel like doing anything, and every sort of stimulus or social thing just seems uninteresting to me.

I generally just go for a walk to some part of Galway/wherever I haven't been to, wandering around aimlessly taking every possible different route I can just "to see what's behind that building/bush".
Sometimes you just need a chunk of quiet time for reflection or to let your mind wander.

seaghdhas

Basically, start doing something and get right the way into it. A hobby can be 'window dressing'. Do something and try to understand the reasoning behind as much of it as possible. You learn till you die. Be it how to be sociable or how to pick a chord. Or how to tie you shoe laces a little differently. Try sending subliminal messages through your shoe laces. Never mind feeling, try being. That sounds condascending but your merely existing is what matters.

Eh, I'll start back on the pills tomorrow.

jade78

boredom and wanting to sleep all the time is a sign of depression. does your plc have someone you can talk too?

Crucifix

Yeah, I reckon getting a console and Final Fantasy 7, 8 or 10 is the way to go mate.

Placebo

Learn computer programming

i do that in college and erm, well its not a great hobby is it.
System.out.println("No it aint, :P");

Yeah, I reckon getting a console and Final Fantasy 7, 8 or 10 is the way to go mate.

i have a console and i dont play it, boring, doesnt do it for me.
FF games are very slow, RPGS :rolleyes:

KlodaX

Start reading up on different beliefs and religions and unexplained events that have happened over the years you have been alive...

make a journal and place all the bits that you'd believe in it trying to find similarities and explanations for the unexplained events.

give the journal a title and publish it on the Internet .... soon you will have a following....

yes a following .....

the devil makes work for idle thumbs .... keep yours busy ... text someone