This life has just gotten boring. Go to work, come back, eat, go to sleep, weekend comes: spend time with friends go to church... repeat. I'm perfectly happy. I have a great job and some good friends and good parents and siblings, I know this and I thank God for it. But I keep saying to myself that if God takes me home today I'd be really happy, because I just feel this life has become too repetitive and boring. I'm not depressed at all, like I said I'm very happy. Is this some kind of psycological or medical condition?
2006-09-27 18:35:56 · 21 answers · asked by Mark M 2 in Health ➔ Mental Health
You don't sound as if you have a psychological condition, but not looking forward to life is a symptom that something is wrong in your life. I would not mind going home to God either, if he determines that it is my time, but until then I want to enjoy life and work on living a righteous life.
2006-09-27 21:38:55 · answer #1 · answered by Patti C 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You're not happy. If you are that bored with your life and it's dull and predictable, you're not happy. You might need some drama in your life. Just be careful about the amount that you invite into your life or you could wind up with too much unwanted excitement.
You did not say you had a life partner, so perhaps that would be the element of drama that would spark your life into a blaze.
You're possibly not challenged enough. You could look for another job and try meeting some new friends who are into different things. Try joining in any groups that seem interesting. Find your passion, whether it's a new hobby or a date, but you need to do something other than think about how happy you'd be if "God takes me home today." A truly happy person would never say that and it concerns me that you didn't see how destructive a thought like that is. I think you're on a slippery slope and I'm glad you put your question out here because it is serious.
Another thing to do is to "fake it until you make it," live your life as if you were passionate about everything in your life. That might make it more interesting. But it sounds like you need a shake-up of a cosmic kind. I hope you seek it out and make your life an adventure.
Good luck.
2006-09-28 01:47:37 · answer #2 · answered by Polly 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, for someone that is very happy...it is a pretty extreme thought to say that if God called you home today...you'd be happy because you are bored!?!?!
Maybe that feeling...that ho-hum-yawn, is Gods way of saying you have the potential to do a bit more. Try mixing it up a little...maybe some roadtrips on weekends with these friends or family members that you cherish? Maybe some off-roading, some outdoors stuff, some kind of family vs. friends team sports once a week?
An outlet or an activity that perks things up...start off by writing down a list of what you would like to be different in your day to day life. It might mean a change of living environment, an approach to the boss for additional responsibilities that you find more challanging...continued education, or a more extreme approach...Like, daring things...sky diving, rock climbing, learn how to ride a motorcycle, just make a list of some high level activity that would really spark your life up...and then? Set out to make those goals a reality one at a time...once a week, once a month- just get some adventure in your life!
If the adventure side of things is too much for your personality traits...then, maybe some kind of volunteer work, outreach, church or peer work...anything that feels significant and rewarding.
Sometimes, when we step out of our routine boundaries- we discover things within ourselves and our lives that we may have taken for granted during our day to day living. I don't think that it's a serious "defect" that you have...I think you are an intelligent person who has a healthy normal life and have just gotten into the "rutt" of tedious living. You're bored! You need a challange or an outlet of some kind.
It's what we healthy people refer to as a "quirk". Just something within our personalities that can really make us feel discouraged by the lack of events (which doesn't mean we dont appreciate what we do have at all).
Those are my suggestions!
:)
2006-09-28 01:48:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you say you are not depressed and maybe you aren,t however depression can fool you.....It sounds as though you might just be in a rut,routine can be boring...You said you feel life has become to repetitive and boring,so it sounds as though you are doing the same things over and over againTry something different for a change,break up the cycle a bit.If you are not feeling well then you could have some kind of psycological or medical condition.If you tell the doctor what you have told us then he,s going to tell you that you are depressed.To say to yourself that you would be glad if God took you home sounds like you are a little hopeless.Since you seem to be a christian, I would suggest that you should just have a talk with God and tell him how you feel and he can take that feeling away because god would not want you to feel this way.Mean while just try and break up your routine a bit,sounds as though you have a very good support system ,with all your frieds and family.Maybe you are just goig through some things right now.When I have felt this way in the past,I would just have a good talk with God and had a good cry and everything got better.....And please stop thinking that there is something wrong with you,God does not make mistakes,so it has to be something that you are over looking.good luck
2006-09-28 01:59:04 · answer #4 · answered by slickcut 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well I don't think its psycological or medical condition. Life seemed to have gotten monotonous for you because everything is just perfect. Do not ask god to take you home yet because those around you will feel sad. Try doing something for the society, like community services. Take a look and share your happiness with those who are less fortunate. I am very sure this will bring you out of your current monotonous lifestyle.
2006-09-28 01:52:49 · answer #5 · answered by virtual_888 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No there isn't, it's just you haven't decided to pick up your butt and do something interesting, something that you have had the desire or wish to try but have never tired out before. Or read books about things you would like to know more about. Or go into the community and take some classes about ex.scuba diving, kayaking, go hiking, skiing, swimming, go for a holiday, take dancing lessons, read David Icke (author), "The China Study" really interestin books. Whatever it is that you would like to do or try, go for it, you said you had a good job and were pretty happy so spice up your life, make it more interesting, something to look forward to every day or every weekend. And since you didn't mention that you were married or don't have a girlfriend, then go more out and do these kinds of activities and you might meet someone who you'll love, and maybe that someone will make your life less borring too. But it is up to you to take the first step or action. Good luck.!
2006-09-28 01:46:57 · answer #6 · answered by H Z 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
This is perfectly normal malaise.... life can be dull..... deadly deadly dull sometimes. Try doing something exciting like take a flying lesson or go para-sailing or hang gliding or if that's too daring for you maybe try ballroom dance lessons or whatever interests you. Life isn't going to get any more exciting all by itself, you have to take the initiative and spice things up yourself or be doomed to your banal and boring existence for the rest of your life. Now get out there and do something about it!
2006-09-28 01:47:56 · answer #7 · answered by eggman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like my life! Lol... I try and SPICE it up by doing something TOTALLY different! Try going to a NEW place. Make plans to hang out somewhere you've never been. Out of no-where get up and take off and just take a road trip without ever knowing a destination (keep MONEY on hand though ... lol)... FIND a NEW friend who is OUTGOING! ... With this I've definately gotten outta my so called REPETATIVE life, but still feel as if it's still there... so now i'm trying to find NEW things! :)
2006-09-28 01:45:01 · answer #8 · answered by sweetsuezq4u 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Try to not to waste the time !! God honored you with , by focusing on when he may decide to take you home. Take a moment to walk a mile in someone else's shoes, and provide compassion to some one in need.
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2006-09-28 05:11:10 · answer #9 · answered by soulstore 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So you do everything social conditioning requires and you're still not satisfied? Welcome to the club. Social conditioning is not supposed to satisfy you. It's meant to keep you doing what's expected of you.
Who are you really? Who were you before you were shaped by others? Is there a passion anywhere in you that is uniquely yours? Are you strong enough to create some alternative way of living for yourself?
Sorry. This is supposed to be my answer and all I can think of are questions.
2006-09-28 01:49:58 · answer #10 · answered by beast 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋