I don't care about anything.

[IssphitiKOzS]

[Did a search, and I'm surprised a topic like this hasn't been posted. Not too sure of the appropriate sub-forum for this.]

So to reiterate, I don't care about anything. Nothing makes me excited. Aside from owning my own modest place to live and a decent car, there's nothing in this world I care to achieve. I'm not necessarily unhappy, I'm actually quite balanced in my emotions, but I just can't remember ever having that fire that so many have to achieve their potential.

Don't really think I need to elaborate any further so, anyone else been through or know anyone whose been through this? unmotivated and purposelessness. I hate to bring such a damper but I think this is starting to become a heavy problem and I'm hoping some like minds would give some wise direction or helpful anecdotes from experience so that I might get out of this rut.

Cheers

 

[BigApplePi]

This may not be excitement but I'm curious. There are a lot of threads on this forum. Can you spot some which appeal to you the most? The least? Don't tell me they are all equal to you.

 

[Beat Mango]

It's called anhedonia, and us thinking types are prone to it. There was one thread about it:

http://www.intpforum.com/showthread.php?t=3884&highlight=anhedonia

I had it for large parts of last year, and still now to an extent but somewhat mild. I picked up my guitar for the first time in ages and loved it. Look in all likelihood it will pass, I do wonder if there's any stress you've been under recently, or anxiety? I liked to do hard exercise like running, it's not a complete fix but when your heart is beating at 180 and you're gasping for breath it's hard not to care. I also like playing poker because it's very hard not to care when your money's on the line, in fact, I care too much.

 

[BigApplePi]

Beat Mango has a point about sports. I took up running and weight lifting. I could do either without socializing. It's hard not to care when you are putting forth an effort to achieve something and it affects you physically. Besides running gets the blood flowing and there is often a "runner's high" afterward.

 

[ashitaria]

Beat Mango has a point about sports. I took up running and weight lifting. I could do either without socializing. It's hard not to care when you are putting forth an effort to achieve something and it affects you physically. Besides running gets the blood flowing and there is often a "runner's high" afterward.

I wouldn't call that "runner's high". I would call that coughing and wheezing and really high blood pressure. Seriously, I hate running. The best that I've ever ran in a mile was 7 mins (pathetic huh?) and the worst...30 mins ().

I do boxing repetitions in the shower though.

 

[JONTON]

Doing sports is healthy and a good instant relief but you can tire of that too.

If you're bored it's because you've become proficient enough at managing your current lifestyle/responsibilities, and you're just going through the motions. It's like if you're learning to play an instrument or speak a language: it's exciting to try a new phrase or tune, but sooner or later it will become dull if you repeat it over and over.

Challenge yourself, take some risks. Give yourself new responsibilities, or accept those that you've been avoiding. In life, like in computer games, it takes more and more to advance to the next stage.

 

[Anthile]

I wouldn't call that "runner's high". I would call that coughing and wheezing and really high blood pressure. Seriously, I hate running. The best that I've ever ran in a mile was 7 mins (pathetic huh?) and the worst...30 mins ().

If you're not overweight, something is really wrong with your body.

I do boxing repetitions in the shower though.

Cute.

 

[snafupants]

Yes, quite honestly running, biking, and so forth is terrible uncomfortable. It's one thing to be running from a ravenous tiger and another for it to be self-induced. Masochistic.

If not exercising really shortens my lifespan any, I will die with a smile on my face; at 50 from a heart attack

 

[KazeCraven]

Despite enjoying the runner's high, that actually sounds somewhat appealing.

I hear getting old sucks, so around 50 is when I'll pick up Harry Haller's suggestion and consider giving myself an out.

About topic: if I didn't care about anything, I would probably be doing nothing (i.e. would wake up and not move). Now if I didn't care much about anything, I'd probably do more reading (as I do now) about Life, the Universe, and Everything.

 

[Iuanes]

Why the fuck do you guys run for exercise exclusively??? Get fit by playing a sport or doing martial arts, something with an objective. You don't think about how tired you are until after the game's over, and fitness becomes a symptom of having fun. Shit.

I mean, I do understand getting the 'runs', but there's stuff that's much less masochistic than that, and actually more exhilarating and stimulating mentally and physically.

As for the OP, you do care about not caring about anything. I know that sounds stupid. The different between you and most other's is just that your object of desire is 'desire' itself. There is no contentment or guarantee of a purposeful game in life. If you're desire was 'getting that girl' the structure of living would be the same, it's just a different carrot.

 

[Aristocrat Porn]

In other words, our dramatic OP is rather bored with life these days and creates a thread about how he aint seeing the light that should be at the tunnel's end.


In a couple weeks that will most surely be gone. If it's a chronic case then perhaps as ianes said we might have to wait for a charming girl to snap him out of it.

 

[ijustprotectedmyidentity]

ahahahahah nahhhh usually people who are depressed like that have no sex drive and they jerk it to much so there sexual energy gets diminished frequently - let me use my Si check to confirm. yep its true ehehehhe

 

[tom34]

Kinda like me. I really don't care about too much. Rarely get excited about anything. Rarely get suprised.

I do however jog like the others, ride my mountain bike, motorcycle, rockclimb.

When I do these things I really enjoy it, its awesome because I feel I'm living the moment. When I'm not doing these things I just slip back into frankly not giving a sh*t about much else. I dream about doing these things all day every day. Hope this helps?