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Posted by janejj on April 18, 2003, at 21:37:58
I think much of my depression is just boredom, I am truly bored ! What is that saying? 'A bored person is boring' or something ? Well I guess that me. All I want to do now is just sleep until something interesting happens, that should be in May sometime. I wish the doc would just give me a drug that would let me sleep 'til then !!
Janejj
Posted by cybercafe on April 18, 2003, at 23:21:21
In reply to Bored, boredom pill ????, posted by janejj on April 18, 2003, at 21:37:58
> I think much of my depression is just boredom, I am truly bored ! What is that saying? 'A bored person is boring' or something ? Well I guess that me. All I want to do now is just sleep until something interesting happens, that should be in May sometime. I wish the doc would just give me a drug that would let me sleep 'til then !!
>
> Janejj
i always thought boredom was just ADHD, the cure -- a stimulant
Posted by beardedlady on April 19, 2003, at 16:38:04
In reply to Bored, boredom pill ????, posted by janejj on April 18, 2003, at 21:37:58
Yep, the only time I told my mom I was bored, she told me I must be boring. I was only eight at the time. I have never been bored since.
I don't know what the key is, but I think developing a lot of hobbies is a good idea. I have lots of them, and when I don't feel like doing them, I read.
But the main part of depression is an inability to derive pleasure from the things that used to make you happy. So at this point, I believe we can say, "If you're bored, you must be boring--or depressed!"
Good luck.
beardy
Posted by Ame Sans Vie on April 20, 2003, at 18:37:56
In reply to Bored, boredom pill ????, posted by janejj on April 18, 2003, at 21:37:58
This is going to seem kind of odd, but you know what really gets me up and going and gets the creative process flowing for me? Soma (carisoprodol), a *sedating* muscle-relaxer! I have absolutely NO idea why this works for me in that manner... in fact I know little at all about carisoprodol except that it is a federally uncontrolled drug in most states that metabolizes to a schedule IV tranquilizer, meprobamate (Miltown; Equanil). Yet it makes me feel energized, overflowing with ideas, and hyper-productive-- but at the same time calm, cool, and collected. Doesn't really have much of a muscle relaxant effect, in my opinion, though I have noticed I get a little tongue-tied at doses above 700mg, two tablets (i.e. I actually stumble on some words and phrases, not slurring my speech, but every 15 seconds or so my tongue just doesn't do what I tell it to for a brief moment). They also make Soma Compound and Soma Compound with codeine, but they contain less carisoprodol and 325mg of aspirin.
Maybe it's just my whacked brain chemistry, go figure!
Posted by mmcasey on April 21, 2003, at 8:19:29
In reply to Re: Bored, boredom pill ???? » janejj, posted by beardedlady on April 19, 2003, at 16:38:04
I agree Jane.... I feel like I have been very bored a lot
over the years, and I am quite sure it has something to do
with my depression. But I also think that it is like beardedlady
said - that it is more the inability to derive pleasure. It
sucks because lately I can no longer even derive pleasure
from reading, which I love to do but am now unable to really focus.
I can definitely enjoy some activities, but oftentimes I feel
like I am just waiting for the activity to be over so that
I can move on to another boring one. Ironic. One thing that
I do really enjoy and can feel absorbed in is playing sports -
my favorite sport right now being squash - Unfortunately, I have
not played in over a year.
Posted by gabbix2 on April 22, 2003, at 13:10:33
In reply to Re: Bored, boredom pill ????, posted by mmcasey on April 21, 2003, at 8:19:29
Boy could I relate to "I'd like to sleep until something exciting happens" Thats me exactly.
I think Beardedlady is right People always tell me that I need to 'develop interests" It doesn't work because if I'm feeling well the interest in life happens naturally. I can't "make myself" be interested in things. It would be like trying to talk myself into liking a food that I hate the taste of.Sometimes when I start a new medication, and it works for about 5 minutes, I'll start finding things like gardening really interesting again,
or just scenery, or reading a magazine.
It reminds me that thats how I used to feel before I became depressed, and thats how other people survive days that to me seem endless.
Unfortunately I haven't found a medication thats worked for longer than a few weeks yet.
I think its pretty easy to think you musn't be depressed just because you're not in knots of anxiety or crying endlessly.If you do find a "boredom pill" let me know
PLEASE!
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