“I don't handle boredom well” Learn to handle boredom well. It’s a critical life skill that only becomes more important as you age. Better to learn that skil

“I don't handle boredom well” Learn to handle boredom well. It’s a critical life skill that only becomes more important as you age. Better to learn that skill now, rather than deal with crippling depression in the face of enforced boredom from health events and the like. Develop a few hobbies. Never in the history of human experience has it been easier to pick up a hobby. You may want to consider knitting vintage Volvos out of steel wool, but there are other directions to explore as well. Defining yourself as someone who “can’t allow themselves to relax at the risk of coming down with a bad case of boredom” might be at the root of some of your feelings right now.