Being bored causes anxiety

Katie_Lee18 · Post by **Katie_Lee18** » Tue Aug 24, 2010 9:55 am

When I'm at home, and have the day off, I feel like I'm lonely, and get depressed, even though my mom & brother are home. I watch tv, and sit on the computer, and go outside and go for a walk, but it doesn't seem to satisfy me, and I end up going for a drive. When I'm bored, I get anxious, and sometimes depressed. Why is this? and how can I stop these feelings?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Aug 24, 2010 1:42 pm

People like us are generally not use to sitting around and doing nothing. We always have to keep going.It seems like you just need something else to do on your day off. You can do puzzles and painting to distract yourself. I would create puzzles of pictures that I liked, glue them and frame them but you don't have to go through all that. Also I went to my local craft store bought some blank ceramic figures and painted them. Both of these things took up quite a few hours and kept me from thinking about my anxiety and depression. It was great therapy for me.