Bored, no interests or friends

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My life is boring, I have no interests or friends. I play video games but they don't excite me anymore, they have become a routine.
I think I am at risk of developing depression. What can I do to reduce boredom?

I have the same sort of problem. I find that exercise helps with motivation. Medication is always an option too. Trying to develop new interests is difficult sometimes but I find that old interests are easier to renew. You could try your local library, if there is one. You can go to the non-fiction section and see what sort of book might interest you.

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I'm precisely the same! These seemingly irrectifiable high levels of complete boredom manifest with me binge-eating on any junk food found lying around the house. Thereafter, I run mindlessly around my house in an attempt to atone for these frightfully regular nutritional mishaps of mine. Indubitably it's a shameful routine and it's been this way for over four years now! Frustratingly I can rarely concentrate on a book, puzzle, game or a TV show for a substantial period of time. I believe it could be some form of undiagnosed OCD, depression or maybe just plain stupidity on my part.

* irrectifiable may not be a word

Been there, am there. Medication, self or doctor prescribed helps a bit but doesn't solve any of your problem just covers them up and numbs you which might still be preferable. You're still pretty young, young enough that you can take advantage of a lot of the more youth orientated support structure for those on the spectrum so maybe look towards that.

Try and learn anything else. One doesn't have to fear something new or different...
Even try to learn how to break away from routines if that's possible in your case.


But to be honest, it's easier said than done. But I've done such yet again just recently.

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I can't provide much advice on the friends issue.

There must be something to inspire a new interest, you have the whole of the web at your finger tips to research. Try to find something that enables you to be creative and produce something, rather than being a participant or observer.

Mr. Cockroach:

You seem to know a few languages. This is something I've never been able to accomplish.

Life can get boring sometimes. But there's a whole world at your fingertips.

What are you majoring in at University?

You seem to be in a state of feeling hopeless and you consistently apply stigma to yourself. The way out of that is to connect to safe others. You have made a start by coming to WP. Try to connect with a safe and understanding person in 'real' life who can help you find hope again, and accept/listen/advise/comfort the suffering you are going through now and inspire you toward a better future. You can recover. I really hope you will take that recovery journey..

If you can't figure out something to do for yourself, volunteer to help someone else to pass the time.

If you want friends, you have to be around people. Back on Aspie Central some volunteered at an animal shelter - you get out of the house, around people but mainly around animals that could really use your help and also end up cheering you up and making you feel better about yourself. You could take a class at a community college (I've done this) such as a cooking class or a class that goes along with a hobby you have so you can be around a small group of people for a short time and learn something fun. My city also has some classes that are 1-2 day classes for seniors and young adults that I have also done - you're around people, but only for a few hours so it gets you out if the house. Just a few thoughts.

take up a musical instrument or learn a language (free on the web at duolingo).

Write a book.