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Extreme revenge bedtime procrastination!!!

I have chronic pain 6 years and I can't do absolutely anything which would entertain me more than watching a wall... That's just a fact! I mean literally!!! I can't even read 1 sentence... I Am more bored than prisoners in isolation, in fact I have all symptoms of that! I keep bedtime procrastinating just from immense boredom, it is form of hyperbolic discounting! I give in to short-term pleasure to avoid pain from doing work! Even if it is not healthy long-term! I Am literally hunting for every molecule of dopamine each second... Otherwise I get strong pain in brain like tingling, needles, and something not even describable by worlds which is crippling at best! I have ADHD I never could do homeworks even 5 minutes and it was like needles in my brain... But now it is solely from boredom, because I can't do any thing whole day except watching a wall because chronic pain. PC games and TV shows literally hurt me at this point, it is like torture that I almost prefer watching a wall, or zone out for hours sometimes being in pain... I defer going to bed 500 times from 11pm to 3-8AM!!! And it is painful every second! I read thousands of articles, but I Am soo hopeless as nothing works. You would solve this by solving boredom! Problem is my state doesn't allow me to do literally anything, I repeat literally anything which would entertain me more than watching a wall!!! And it won't improve months/more likely years from now. I Am reading book about prisoners in isolation, and I can soo relate to this! Unfortuanately it wasn't much helpful, as I can't simply do anything with my boredom and I have executive dysfunctions and because pain: I couldn't yet take advantange even of more advanced concepts... I need to go sleep, but every day, it is a torture making myself, even if I set hour, or try to relax, or anything, I end up being bored, it is like I must see something interesting, otherwise pain is too much, but there is simply nothing! In this state I can't even read 1 article from start to finish more like 1 paragraph, or even sentence... I Am so hopeless literally nothing to do. And I Also I have problems with low self esteem and no motivation... Which I won't have ever for anything basically... And it is not even depression, you wouldn't understand. It is pure boredom, that's literally only reason why I can't go sleep...

If you don't have something relevant please don' bother I have already too much on plate to argue...

  1. Hi , I am so sorry to hear about your chronic pain and boredom. A few others in our community have also shared how chronic pain & insomnia have drastically impacted their lives. Here is an article that you might find relatable: https://insomnia.sleep-disorders.net/living/ankylosing-spondylitis-painsomnia. If you ever want to chat more, please feel free to send me a direct message. I wish you the very best and hope things get better really soon, Allison (Team Member)

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