Dealing with Ennui or Boredom

All of us have our own share of good days and bad days. No one complains about the good days. But when it comes to bad days, it becomes unbearable. Boredom can make our bad days worse another term used to refer to boredom is ennui. It can be surprising for some of us to learn that people go the extent of committing suicide when they are hit by boredom or ennui. However, it happens only in extreme cases. Nevertheless, we need to be resourceful to handle boredom. No one knows when ennui will hit us, it can be during the middle of the week or during weekends, during our vacation, in the middle of the exciting project. It just comes from nowhere and makes life miserable.

Boredom strikes us when we find things that we normally do no more interesting. It can happen due to work overload or due to the nature of our job that is of repetitive nature. Our daily routine and rush itself can become a source of boredom.

How do we handle boredom or ennui? At times, we can chase off boredom by taking recourse in our hobbies. However, this will not work always; when bored, even our favorite authors may not read interesting or our favorite music may not be pleasant. We would feel like just throwing away everything and walk away from the normal things of life and JUST BE.

Boredom or ennui cannot be treated by medicines, we just need to endure it. We can meet friends, take long drives, find some new hobbies, spend some time for others rather than concentrating all the time about ourselves and so on. We cannot escape ennui; one time or the other all of us have to go through it. The most important thing to remember when hit by boredom is to keep our mind occupied. Never get into negative habits like over eating, drinking, substance abuse to combat boredom as it can ruin your life completely. Handle yourself with care because you are fragile.