Do you feel puzzled when someone complains about being bored

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As a child I got frequently bored. But then consider.. we had one TV, and my parents watched 'boring adult' stuff. Home computers weren't invented yet, and the internet was nothing but an idea for a sci-fi plot line. I had no friends.. I read books, but you can only re-read the same books over and over so many times before it gets dull. I could go for walks, but my parents would tell me to be 'back in 5 minutes' so couldn't go very far.

Bored today? Never.. I've got more information at my fingertips than I ever imagined existed back in those days.

I never get bored with my own imagination and my books.......the good side of obsession/ pereseveration??

I'm never bored ever. Well, actually, locked in a hospital or something or staying in bed all day is kinda boring. That's about it. But assuming I'm not like incapacitated in some fashion, I'm never bored, ever. In fact I feel there's never enough time to do all the things I want to do in a day, and it's sad. It's not even a matter of "special interests" either, like, let's say I made the time to clean my room, not bored anymore. My mom also says I pace for like 2 hours a day, and I'm not bored while pacing, it's where my best thinking gets done.

I also don't totally understand the concept of relaxation, either. There's too much crap to do to relax. For me, the closest to relaxing I do is my pacing thinking about things. People ask "Are you ever 'off' ' and I don't think so.

I was a major complainer of being bored on vacation. Still can be. But it's mostly due to serious ADHD. On my medication, I don't have that problem so much.

Being bored and having nothing to do is still better than working and being occupied.

I don't complain that much, it all depends on what ya like, I feel.

I get bored, usually right before I get depressed. It happens when I have nothing much to do and have lost interest in everything. It also happens when I throw myself into forced economic austerity in order to accomplish a greater goal that requires a lot of money. Then again, it can also happen from spending entirely too much time alone. It's not that I need constant companionship (that would drive me quite mad) but rather that I do need people at a certain level, especially if they share my interests.

Now, a friend of mine who is an alcoholic and shows signs that speak to me of being BPD, used to have an extremely difficult time with boredom. I never got it. He simply could never stand to be alone and would bother me incessantly unless I would go over to his place and keep him company. However, I do not consider his actions normal and feel that no one else would understand them either, aside perhaps from a properly trained mental health professional.

Interesting that people keep saying 'so many things to do.'

What about when you're done with those things? Although I suppose you don't get the mental/physical exhaustion that comes with some forms of ADHD. I can work myself into mental burnout pretty quickly. So when I can't do the thigns I want to do because it involves using the old brain I get bored. It just takes finding something else to do that thankfully with my highly distracted mind I can find something to do really quickly.
Boredom to me is having a lack of stimulation and a lack of imagination about how to fix it. I pretty much plan my whole day out. And I just remembered I forgot to do something. That happens to me a lot. Sometimes I'm just rushing around when I remember to do something, get distracted, get reminded again and then have something else to do. So boredom is a rare thing with me but when I have it, briefly, it feels like something I can't escape.
Boredom for me is the inability to do those mentally taxing things and be left with no idea about what to do next. Or if my routine was disrupted I'd have to think of something else to do.
When I do get bored and find it hard to escape my mind keeps me entertained. Like on a train or sitting in the back seat of a car. And in social situations you've just gotten over.

i have never been bored except when i have been compelled to be in the company of others.
the obligation to not annoy a person who i am in a social situation with is important to me, and i will try to pretend that i am listening to them and i will nod my head and say "yes indeed", but the reality is that i do not care what they are talking about and i think "i have to get out of here and go home" all the while that they speak. i nevertheless try to last the distance but sometimes i can not, and then then there is trouble.

i always am more interested in my curiosity than i am in anything else, and i am curious about things that most people could not care less about, so i like to be alone to follow my mental intentions.

when i am alone i follow my mind's eye that looks at things that are not on other peoples faces.