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Even with social media platforms, the internet, games, and other fun things, there are instances where we would go into an unpleasant emotion called boredom. You can still get bored even when you're surrounded by fun things and lively people. This is because you don't have an interest in the things around you.
Personally, loneliness is one of the biggest causes of boredom. What do you do when you're alone and bored? While some people sleep and hope the day comes to an end, others find a way to get rid of the emotion.
Boredom is a very dangerous feeling. Have you ever noticed that you tend to do crazy things when you're bored? Well, it happens to me almost every time I get bored. Sometimes when I'm bored, I try to invent things(which will definitely turn out to be trash), burn things and all. When I'm bored, I always make sure sharp objects like scissors, knives, and blades stay far away from me, because I might end up doing something terrible.
Growing up, I was the kind of kid that didn't like going out (playing around the street). Well, I used to play outside my parent's house, just like other kids. But after a terrible incident happened to one of my neighbor's kids, my parents banned me from playing outside the compound.
At first, it wasn't easy at all, but after a few weeks, I got used to staying and playing indoors. My mom bought a lot for us. I remember the green and black bicycle she bought for me, although I was only allowed to ride it in the compound, it was still fun.
I got used to this lifestyle at and it became a part of me. When you graduate from high school, it is assumed that you are now a “big boy” that can make certain decisions. Even after I graduated from high school, I still continued with the lifestyle of staying indoors.
Sometimes our neighbors ask my mom if I have traveled. I'm sure the question they would've preferred to ask was “if I was still alive” this is because I can still be indoors for two weeks without stepping out of the compound.
I have a lot of funny, interesting, and terrible experiences with boredom. This topic made me remember the silly things FAVOUR once did when he was bored.
THE ONE TIME MY BOREDOM CASE WAS SO SEVERE
I'm not the kind of person that gets bored easily. As long as I'm with my cellphone, movies, and games, I'm all good to go. But there was a time when all these were useless.
Two years ago, when the world was in crisis; during the Coronavirus pandemic. I think it started around March 2020. At first, it wasn't really serious and some people even thought the government was messing around. Some people even thought the government was messing about the lockdown.
My cousins used to visit every day. And sometimes they even sleep over. My siblings weren't at home. I was alone with my parents.
The first few days were nice. I don't feel the absence of my siblings or cousins. This was because I had my phone with me and I had a lot of movies there. But things started to get annoying when I started getting tired of movies. It got to a point where I rewatched all the movies on my phone. Yes! I watched everything all over again without even missing any part.
Doing silly things and boredom goes hand in hand. I'll share with you a very silly and dangerous thing I did when I battled boredom during the coronavirus pandemic.
On that fateful day, my phone was dead, and to worsen the case, there was no electricity. My parents were in the sitting room, while I was in my room. I slept, slept, and slept so that I even got tired of sleeping. My eyes were wide open. All my efforts to go back to bed were in vain.
Suddenly, the scientist in me kicked up and I decided to do something nice. I mean, isn't that how scientists come up with things?
I brought out scissors, big cardboard, matches, and an insecticide. I know what you're thinking “why an insecticide?”. Haha. Now that I think about it, I still wonder why I brought out the insecticide.
I didn't know what I was doing. I just wanted to invent something. I cut some shapes out of the cardboard with the scissors. Then indeed some things on them. Okay, this is the part where it gets crazy. I sprayed the shapes with the insecticide and immediately lit it up with the matches with me. Immediately, it was as if Zuko from the fire nation or the god of fire attacked. The cardboard was burning seriously. I quickly ran to the bathroom, get a bucket of water, and quenched the fire.
My body was seriously shaking. after a few minutes, I sat down and read the instructions on the insecticide. “Highly flammable” was boldly written on it. It was then I knew I had messed up. I cleaned my room and vowed never to try such a thing again.
How did I get out of it
I did not. I tried doing different things, but after some time, I'll get tired and dump whatever it was. I just waited till everything passed. Staying at the joke for nine months wasn't something very easy at all. In the sixth month, I got to know about a website that pays to write. I started writing for the website and I made money while doing it.
In conclusion
Boredom is a crazy feeling. If you're not careful, you might end up doing something “crazy”. It is best to study yourself and find out things that can make you get rid of boredom.
Thanks for reading.