For most people, most of the terrible things they did came from boredom. The experience is usually tormenting, you lose your peace, you lose joy, you lose yourself.
You will make an effort for things to be right but it will seem futile. Funny enough, there is no known reliable formula to fight it, what works for you today might fail tomorrow.
Thank God for smart phones, they have been helpful in reducing or distracting boredom but it comes with a price.
You either burn your data to watch movies or reels that suit your desire at the moment or you commit a despicable act. Either way, you must sacrifice something when boredom comes in order to be free.
There are so many known causes for boredom, but one that affects me is loneliness. Naturally, I enjoy being alone, I love being with myself, that moment usually gives me room to think, plan and execute things and trust me, it usually works so well for me.
My Mom complained about how I am always indoors many times to no avail. Sometimes, I feel like the presence of people distracts me.
A small visit takes hours, and that time for me could be used to either think, write or watch movies.
Sounds nice right? But this has its disadvantages, doing one thing over time makes us weary and once something no longer interests us, boredom comes in.
Instead of spending time doing what we often do, something inside of us would be desiring something we can't explain.
It’s like a large insatiable vacuum, nothing seems to fill it. The more you try to quench the desire, the more it grows, the more it makes you uncomfortable and so, you keep trying different things.
A lot of people began terrible things due to this feeling, someone told me that he started watching pornographic contents due to boredom. That uneasy feeling and loneliness kept him seeking for a solution until he landed there. Thanks to God he has broken the habit now.
One bad thing boredom always makes me do is travel into the realm of negative thoughts.
The moment that feeling comes, my thoughts open like a dam let open. My challenges and fears will suddenly become visible and begin to carry me to places.
Comparing me with people, showing me how stuck I am and how others are progressing and achieving their dreams.
As soon that thought begins, I lose it, I become discouraged and begin to embrace negativity. Sometimes it makes me give up on a project, sometimes it drains my morale and leaves me helpless.
Sadly, this is something I am still battling with, and recently, the war seems to be more difficult than it used to. But I give thanks to God because I am still pushing.
I will say I am getting better at fighting it each day even though it is a battle that is not easy to win, as there is no end to it. You win a fight against boredom today, tomorrow, if it gets an opportunity, it will come in again and you still have to fight it, sometimes using a completely different strategy.
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