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The study of boredom [I Hate Boredom]

And how dangerous it can be...

This explains SW lol

https://www.yahoo.com/news/boredoms-mental-illnesses-brain-injuries-154807772.html

[quote]It turns out that people hated it. They found the experience so unpleasant, many of them preferred physical pain over the discomfort of boredom. When given the opportunity to self-administer a mild electric shock with a button, 67% of men and 25% of women pressed it at least once to help pass the time. One particularly miserable person shocked himself an incredible 190 times.[/quote]

[quote]Boredom is a distressing emotional state that combines feelings of restlessness and lethargy, arising from situations that are no longer satisfying or stimulating. Early research often dismissed boredom as temporary and inconsequential, but recent work has established its links to mental illness, traumatic brain injury and dysfunctional behaviors such as reckless driving and substance abuse.[/quote]
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Magenta · F
Fascinating.
This sums up social media. I don't know how one could spend a large amount of time on it, day in and day out and not go utterly bonkers, lol. It may be stimulating but in an instant candy rush way, nothing lasting or substantive.

[quote]Boredom is a distressing emotional state that combines feelings of restlessness and lethargy, arising from situations that are no longer satisfying or stimulating.[/quote] This explains so much and even how I mostly feel now. Although I do not agree with the "mental illness" label, that seems to be a popular catch all phrase. But anything in excess can create issues.