When Boredom Is Bad

Is boredom really that bad? Some studies show that people who can't cope with boredom are most likely to abuse alcohol and drugs. Boredom can also lead to agony. But in the past boredom was just a fact of life. Boredom can be damage someone mentally and physically.

If you are stressed out and you have your phone in your hand put it down! Boredom may seem atrocious or annoying, but nevertheless it is actually good for you. It can relieve stress and boredom can improve creativity.

School. I feel like there are some great heads out there that want to learn and make a difference

Did you know that even though some people think boredom is good for you, it can actually be harmful? Most people do not agree over whether or not boredom is good. There are some little things that boredom can help with, but there are problems caused by boredom. Being bored is the worst and people should not have to deal with it. Boredom is bad for your brain, can lead to major brain problems and an earlier death.

However, these positive factors can be highly addictive. As mentioned before, social media can be very competitive and can lead to developing obsession to “win” or just an obsession with social media in general. Addiction and obsession of the internet has been proven to lead to sleep deprivation, which is connected to many mental illnesses. Scientists say depression, anxiety and high stress are all symptoms of sleep deprivation. Lulu Chang writes of University of Pittsburg's research that says, "the social media habits of 1,700 adults between the ages of 19 and 32 and found that those who spent more than an hour a day on social media or tried to fall asleep to their news feed were more likely to suffer from sleep disturbances." The Telegraph explains that those who struggle with sleeping can easily develop mental illness due to increased stress levels and chemicals that are released by the frontal lobe of the brain when it has had a severe lack of sleep. Social media has the ability to significantly impact mental and physical health because of it’s addictive qualities, leading to potential harm of an individual’s well being and to those around

My two biggest time wasters that prohibit me from staying on task are my phone and sleeping.

Dopamine is defined as a neurochemical that supports fine motor activity, blood pressure, focus inspiration, intuition, and joy, among other functions (“Dopamine”). The brain interprets all items of pleasure in the same manner. Whether someone has sexual intercourse, eats a delicious meal, or smokes marijuana, the brain releases dopamine in the same fashion. Drugs ranging from nicotine to heroin all produce the same signals in the nucleus accumbens, which is a group of nerve cells that sits below the cerebral cortex (“Understanding Addiction: How Addiction Hijacks the Brain”). In “Violence in Movies, Music, and Media,” by Jeanne Nagle, dopamine is compared to a shot of a heavy-duty amphetamine (38). The entertainment an individual finds in shooting another person on a TV screen is the same as one who watches a violent movie that interests them as well. As dopamine is released, the brain naturally wants more as it is very addictive by nature (“Understanding Addiction: How Addiction Hijacks the Brain”). Rosner for example, the man addicted to videogames, could sit down and be vegetative for 18 hours at a time playing his favorite game. The dopamine released while playing was enough to almost shut down his prefrontal regions in his brain that affect judgement and concern – leading him to play more and more violent games (Linden). People who begin as mildly curious or interested in the world of violence, zombies, and vampires can quickly become an addicted expert on the subject

Not only that, but he was the one who made the scientific discovery that earth wasn’t the center of the rotating planets we and that and the other planets actually orbit around the sun.

1. Entertainment. I am not saying anything is wrong with this; however, this will rob you of every dream, goal, and expectation you will ever have. Whenever you are watching TV, on your phone, playing your game, worrying about anything you can't control (Still working on that one myself and the others) you are "killing time."

Some people could simply sit and just think. Some use their mobiles to communicate to the outside world or to find something that amuses them. I read. I learn a variety of things just to end the never ceasing boredom. It seems to annoy me as a drum beat being hit at a single monotone rhythm. Not much of a struggle but its mine.

Many people become addicted to many forms of entertainment especially technology and can serve the same purpose as drugs do. There are many forms of entertainment like technology, going to workout, hanging out with friends, etc. Sometimes these forms of entertainment can cause someone to become addicted or it can be dangerous. It could cause you to become sick or go insane.

task at hand is easily distracted by every sound or activity around you. You’re easily bored, yet

Many people spend a ton of time, energy and imagination on their “hobby”, when in reality it is an addiction. One way of describing an addiction would be to say that it refers to the continued use of a mood altering substance or behavior despite adverse consequences. Addiction could include things like electronics, drugs, alcohol, porn addiction, internet addiction, and being a workaholic. An addiction can also take other non-traditional forms such as being addicted to a TV show, movie series, television/movie characters, actors, musicians/pop starts.

Isaac Newton was born in a time were a lot of ideas and concepts were being discovered but he discovered one of the

Screen-time anesthetizes our happy feel goods. “…in fact gaming releases so much dopamine — the “feel-good” chemical — that on a brain scan it looks the same as cocaine use!”