Nothing seems interesting any more

[tb24]

For the past 4 months or so, there's been very little I've been able to get passionate about.

 

Apart from a few weeks when I just started seeing my (now ex) girlfriend, I haven't really found anything 'fun' in a quite some time. And I'd spend the time I wasn't with her wishing I was. Now I've even lost that. I watch TV shows and movies I used to enjoy and they help pass the time but they don't really do anything else like excite me or make me think I'd miss them if they weren't there.

 

Work has become dull, but that is partly to do with my day-to-day job having actually changed. I used to enjoy it. It rarely challenges me any more.

 

I used to play a lot of video games. I just can't be bothered any more, it feels like wasted time. Then agan, pretty much everything does.

 

Going out at the weekends has become mundane and repetitive but I do it because I feel I should and the variation is good. Mostly I find it pretty boring but it's definitely better than staying at home.

 

I don't know what I'd prefer to be doing at any given time, but whatever I do, I feel apathetic about it, like nothing really matters.

 

When I'm at work I wish I was at home, but when I'm at home I'm bored most of the time. In fact, the parts of my day I enjoy the most tend to be walking to/from work. Because theres a 'goal' I guess.

 

The *only* thing I have to look forward to is in October I'm hopefully going to be going back to university. I'll be moving town and I hope the change of scenery/lifestyle will sort me out. I only worry that I won't know anyone and if I don't make a few friends there I'll be even worse off than I am now.

 

Any ideas? I just don't know what to do to stop feeling so empty.

[nlpman]

You could possibly try this technique for healing heartache and emotional pain.

 

 

Step 1 You need to feel what ever emotion you are feeling and then take notice of where it is you feel it at. Many people feel pain and hurt in their chest or heart, others feel it in there stomach and others actually get sick because of emotional pain. Figure out where you feel it and then ask yourself if you can allow this feeling or can you welcome it. It is a yes or no answer and it does not matter which one you choose. Just be honest.

 

Step 2 Next you need to ask yourself could you let this feeling go.

You have to be honest with yourself when you answer the question. This again is a yes or no answer were looking for.

 

Step 3 In step 3 your are going to ask yourself would you could let the feeling go.

Again a simple yes or no is what were looking for.

 

Step 4 In this step you ask yourself when you would be able to let this feeling go. This obviously isn't a yes or no question but you still need to be honest with yourself when answering.

 

Step 5 Finally step 5 is to examine the feeling again and see how it differs from when you started. Even if it feels a little different it is a step toward healing. This is where you want to notice how the original feeling has changed and then repeat the steps again.

 

Follow these steps at various times through out the day and repeat the exercise multiple times per session. This exercise will begin to make you feel better and realize that the feelings you had before are not as harsh as they once were for you.

 

 

Good Luck!!!

 

 

 

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[Finch]

Have you dealt with bouts of depression in the past? Because it sounds like that's what you're experiencing. The listlessness, lack of enjoyment in usual activities, apathy.

It's good that you have something to look forward to, but be aware that a change like that may not be the cure-all you're seeking. On top of that, three months is a long time to continue feeling this way while you wait for October to arrive. You could look into finding a counselor to talk to.

If you like to read there are two books that were recommended to me by a friend when I was going through a low time a few years ago. One is "The Happiness Hypothesis", the other is "Stumbling on Happiness". I found them both to be helpful and informative.

[tb24]

I don't remember ever feeling like this before (I'm 25 now, if it makes any difference) other than perhaps for a day here or there.

 

It's an odd feeling really. I feel like I should be doing something more important, which makes everything else seem uninteresting. Yet i don't know what that something is.