I know this is harsh, but my mom used to say, if you're bored then your a boring person. Meaning snap out of it already! You have to find something to do. Also you have to entertain yourself and not expect to be stimulated all the time. Pull out a map. Where do you live? Are there any parks nearby? Rivers?
Hiking? Do you have a fishing pole, kayak, bike or any sports equipment? Do you have roller blades? What do the tourists do around there? Follow in their shoes. Are there any late night spots you and your boyfriend could relax in? Get your good shoes on and make an evening of it. How about cooking? Look up a recipe and then go for it. Make some cookies, cakes or a pie while he's on the computer all that time. He'll smell food and come out of his coma and eat. Reading book or two is not such a bad idea but you could go browsing around in a bookstore for a few hours too. Get out and sit in one of those places and have yourself a coffee. I could go on with suggestions but you need to google whats happening in your city and go from there.

Okay first of all, take a deep breath and give yourself a break. This is NOT an uncommon way to feel and although it sucks to feel like this right now, it will eventually help you. The fact that you are feeling like this and acknowledging it is HUGE. You can't ever grow unless you go through periods like this.

I have a couple suggestions.

1) Pick up a book called "The Quarter Life Crisis". I have never actually read it but several of my friends have and they found it to be consoling.

2) Spend some time coming up with things that give you joy. It can be small things, like seeing cute puppies on the street, or laughing with friends or whatever.

3) Spend some more time coming up with the things that make you feel dead. The things that make you feel empty.

Just accept the answers for what they are! No cheating with your brain. This has to come from your heart.

If you are honest with yourself, you will find out some interesting things.

The easy solution is: do more of what brings you joy, and less of what makes you feel empty.

This process will take time, and probably some experimentation. Take classes, play sports etc. Keep doing all that stuff.

Also, keep in mind that if you're going through some big life changes you might have some mild situational depression that will pass in time.

Good luck!

You're a lot like me. I think your biggest thing is that you feel like if you aren't doing something like being in school or working, then there is nothing to do. That is not reality. My boyfriend and I had the same thing. My boyfriend happens to be a programmer too, so I know what it's like to have someone whose hobby is that. I did cheerleading and stuff, but I dropped it after a year of college, because I didn't have the time or the motivation. I concentrated on my education and working and volunteering to better my career. I didn't do much to better my life. Could it be that you are unhappy in the place you live now? I moved from NJ to GA -- and it's been a huge change. What can you do that will stimulate you and make you feel productive? I like to clean and do stuff like that. It's a task, but it's a productive task that makes me feel energized. I have started to keep a blog, which makes me feel better, and I can re-hash my feelings. I like to read, too. There is nothing wrong with that as a hobby. Are you looking to do something with your BF, or looking to have fun alone? I have fun watching my BF do things he likes and adding my input. We got a Wii, and I play some games on that with him. Maybe you are thinking that your entertainment has to be like his entertainment. Some people truly get pleasure from sitting with a glass of wine and reading a book. Some people truly get pleasure by just going to the gym for an hour. I know I truly get pleasure by reading good books and doing chores around the house. They are not conventional hobbies, but that also takes some serious thinking. If you are going back to college, take a pottery or art class. Seriously, it's a task, but it's creativity and it's FUN. Even if you're into cooking health food...cook books are fun to work with, and you are your BF get a nice meal out of it. Take the long way to school. Take the long way anywhere! Grow some plants, play with a pet...do anything to feel like you are doing something. It doesn't seem like you know the early 20's you. Find that person!

I am going through something similar. But it will pass.

I agree with what everybody has said. The key is to keep trying new things. But I'd also like to add that a new hobby takes time and dedication, and you might not absolutely love it until you get good at it. Most people are that way, and it doesn't mean that you have no real talent for it or anything like that. It just takes time until you can fully enjoy it. So I'd try some things out and decide to stick to one that seems fun. Make a challenge out of it and set some goals. Once you accomplish them you'll feel a great sense of realization, and you'll probably have a new hobby for life! If not, at least in the process you'll have learnt a lot about yourself, and that's what's important.

Sounds like everything you liked to do more or less involved others, and everything you ended up hating involved things you do alone. Perhaps something you would love is geared towards being around people. Either way, being a solitary person and times and loving my own space, I find myself going crazy if I can't be around people. Especially when you get out the house or just see fresh faces, fresh smiles, good energy, it helps a lot.

I found out I'll never be a space explorer, but there are other things I'm sure I'll love. Haven't found it yet, but it's out there. Keep searching, but remember to enjoy what's already around you.

Sunshine.

I think you're thinking about it too much. You don't have to have really meaningful hobbies. Reading is a great hobby. Sitting outside and watching clouds can be your hobby if it's what you enjoy doing. My two favorite hobbies are listening to music and sunbathing. Boring to some, but it makes me happy.

I've felt that way lately too. I think the key is to realize that you don't have to have some dramatic talent to be an interesting person. If you're bored make some concrete goals, simple ones, such as, "I want to run 2 miles a day by the end of the month", or something. Lastly, let yourself be bored. I did that this summer, and being bored MADE me think about things and I realized that I'm unhappy with some specific things in my life. I hate where I live, and I hate my job. I gave myself a deadline of the end of August (can't make changes until then)to get away from the rat-race/rush. You can't always discover what you want until everything else is stripped away.

Since you like to read why don't you look around and see if there are any book clubs in your area. You can do what you like and still make it an activity, this will also give you a chance to meet people.
Is there anything you have ever wanted to try? Just because you think you are bad at some kinds of art doesn't mean you are bad at all of it. You could try photography, or knitting, or writing. What brings you joy in life? If it's puppies on the street volunteer at the local shelter. If it's studying try taking up something that you found slightly interesting but never bothered to study before.
During a lull in my life I took a metal smithing class as the local community college and loved it. Another time I took a cooking class and had the best time and made a bunch of new friends. I've even volunteered at a local womens shelter helping battered women prep for job interviews.
If nothing else take a walk around the block and clear your head.

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JUST KIDDING!