BORED

[Mike]

Im so bored of waking up feeling the same, going to work feeling the same, going home feeling the same

Dear superior being... im bored now.... give me my life back !!!!


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You cannot fight fate

[Vikki27]

Lol! Know what you mean, Mike. I'm trying to break up my day by trying to do something different each day. So I'll try doing a bit of writing, or I'll email a friend in California, or I'll try watching something new on TV (I'm off work with it atm), or I'll actually try cooking or doing some housework. Now, I'll be honest and say there are many things that are worse than this stupid illness, BUT, I doubt there are many as BORING as this illness!! lol! You sort of go through the day and well...nothing changes!!! I'd rather it stay the same than get worse but let's face it, it would be much nicer if it just WENT AWAY!!!!! lol!

[Mike]

Ah Vikki,

Ive had this illness long enough that I have the normal symptoms, but just for the element of surprise, my body throws in another symptom or flares one up throughout the day/week... ah the variety!!
Good that you get a variety though, mines just work and rest and a little social, got a winter bbq to attend to tomorrow, always fun (when youre not ill)
M


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You cannot fight fate

[TJ]

Don't know about anyone else but I don't find the limited attention span helps. I seem to come up with a new "thing" to keep me occupied every few days or so....I've soon had enough of whatever it is though. No power to stay the course these days...So far I have thought of moving to france, retraining and getting a new career, and I keep playing the piano on and off for days at a time, then breaking off for days at a time too. I get bored really easily now, and never used to - was more of a "completer-finisher" before...

The other thing that is REAAALLY boring is that I have my husband for company every day. Every time I turn around - there he is. How we haven't ended up in the divorce courts in the last six months the lord only knows.....! :-)

TJ


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TJ

[Mike]

LOL TJ, your poor husband!!!
I know how you feel with regards to attention span, i started to learn guitar just because i thought it would be a good new hobby, but ill pick it up, learn a few chords. then get bored and stop then have to re-learn the chords as my stupid brain fog has stopped me remembering SIGH
I think we have all thought about different lives, Ive brought a paramedic text book, ive decided that my career now instead of the police force, ill probably change my mind tomorrow and want to be an astronaut or zoo keeper!! or maybe ill find a billionnairess who wants a toy boy or something then i can spend my days laying by the pool

M


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You cannot fight fate

[Vikki27]

That's actually an interesting observation. I think the illness means you have so much time to take stock of your life and re-think your priorities that you try to imagine all the things you would do if only you were well enough to do them. In mind, over the last week, I've imagined handing in my noticed, then opening up my own 'homemade goods' website, before opening a proper shop. I've imagined training as a psychologist. I've imagined learning to do proper needle work, buying a sewing machine, then learning to make all my own clothes. I've created an imaginary housework rota, decided what my imaginary world-famous cookbook would contain (!), moved house to a beautiful country cottage and redecorated in the country. I've then had a baby, then decided I don't want a baby and bought a dog instead, while also keeping two sheep and a goat.

Stunning what an over-active imagination can dream up when you have a LOT of free time.<img src="images/smilies/smile.gif" border=0 />

[fiona]

Yes it is so BORING to feel like this all the time. I am so bored of myself that i think i shall die of boredom. I've given up telling most people i am STILL FEELING ILL coz i just know that they think i'm neurotic. And i can't tell my poor mother anymore because she worries, but i tell my cat all the time, in fact, i think i'll go and have a little conversation with him again and tell him how lucky he is to live with the most boring person in the multiverse -lucky because i am here nearly all the time. LOL.

[Mike]

HAHA excellent, over active imagination, wish I was lucky enough to be able to afford to hand my notice in... since being ill, I decided that I wanted to learn to play the guitar.... i just need the will power to practise most nights, but like most things, i get bored easily.
My little sister has a cat, maybe i should try seeing if bob will listen to me.... Its just hard to find something to do mainly, would be nice to have a hobby I would see through

M


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You cannot fight fate

[fiona]

I so want to learn the guitar, and i have one, but i'm left-handed, and now it's out of tune because it has been sitting there for a few years. I think that i shall ease my boredom tonight by pretending to be Patti Smith or Bob Dylan or the woman from Mazzy star or Kristin Hersch. And maybe i'll order one of htose guitars where you can pretend to be a really great guitarist!

[Vikki27]

Haha! Loving reading all the things everyone's doing to alleviate boredom!

Well....next week (this week??) I'll be learning how to sew. The last time I tried to sew on a button, we had to throw the shirt away because I made such a mess of it! So, I've got myself a giant book about sewing, my sister's given me a big bag of mixed material and I'm going to try to wrap my head around stitching in a straight line, as well as sewing on buttons! lol! Also got my psychology course essay to write...due in on 04/02/10 and I've had to put it off for ages while I've been trying (and apparently failing) to get better! MUST get on with it now!

And when I'm done with that, I'll imagine I'm Julia Roberts and accepting an Oscar for best supporting actress in anything where I'd get to kiss Justin Long! Haha!