Forwarded from Basic Fucking Kindness
digital, addictions, patterns, adhd
"my counselor once told me to make sure i wasnt doing things to distract myself from the boredom rather than try to sate it. i feel its one of the most important things he ever said to me.
when im distracting myself from the boredom, i read or game excessively so i dont feel the emptiness of boredom. its a short term thing, and it only staves the boredom as long as im doing the thing.
when im sating myself from the boredom, i pursue things i am genuinely interested in and so find myself being fulfilled and happier for a longer period of time. even if i stop doing it temporarily, i dont immediately fall apart as i would with the distraction"
"my counselor once told me to make sure i wasnt doing things to distract myself from the boredom rather than try to sate it. i feel its one of the most important things he ever said to me.
when im distracting myself from the boredom, i read or game excessively so i dont feel the emptiness of boredom. its a short term thing, and it only staves the boredom as long as im doing the thing.
when im sating myself from the boredom, i pursue things i am genuinely interested in and so find myself being fulfilled and happier for a longer period of time. even if i stop doing it temporarily, i dont immediately fall apart as i would with the distraction"