Im so bored free#

Have a cup of coffee or tea (a little caffeine is not a bad thing).Move to a different environment (the brain is activated when we change environments).Accept and take action (“What can I do to make myself feel better).Know when you're bored – be mindful – get in early as soon as you start feeling fidgety or listless and: Researchers found nostalgia can be quite an effective antidote to boredom so think about the good times.Daydreaming about future plans can also beat boredom.ĭon't react by getting frustrated or stressed – calmly think of something to do. When you're bored and unfocused your brain turns to easy comfort solutions. Memory and Walking Into a Room: Why We Forget.What causes stress and anxiety and why we have two brains.Here are some of my other articles related to cortisol levels: Cortisol is a stress-hormone that along with adrenaline produces the arousal response. Other researchers found cortisol levels in bored subjects were higher than their less bored counterparts. So the saying 'I'm bored to death' might have some validity. Researchers at University College London found that civil servants who reported being bored in questionnaire were less likely to be alive when the follow-up questionnaire was produced. Evolutionary psychology says this could cause the kind of boredom associated with depression.Įither way boredom is stressful and we need to address it because:

It could also be that our unconscious feels it needs some 'me' time to reflect, or cogitate (think deeply about something meditate or reflect). So personality has something to do with it. Certain personality types don't mind this kind of task while it can drive others into extreme states of agitated boredom. It could be because there isn't anything sufficiently stimulating to interest the brain – boring tasks at work for example that is repetitious. stressed/anxious.Īlternatively, having nothing to focus your attention on to can induce almost a 'fugue' state when the brain, again having nothing to focus its attention on, goes into 'idle' mode – just ticking over – aimless and listless.Įither of these states could be associated with anxiety or depression. Or it does the opposite and you feel 'brain dead' with no motivation to even think about your goals let alone set them – I call this 'listless boredom'įor example having no action and distraction – that is nothing to focus your attention on to – presents great opportunities for the limbic brain to nag you about worries, negative thoughts, and things you're procrastinating about or should be doing – and in this case the reaction is one of being nervous, twitchy, restless, anxious – i.e.

Im so bored free#

Boredom allows your stress brain free reign to invade your head with worries and fears – boredom and depression go hand in hand – I call this 'agitated boredom'.

These two states present different kinds of ways boredom is stressful.