Boredom

The existential vacuum manifests itself mainly in a state of boredom.

Viktor E. Frankl • Man's Search for Meaning

When I’m bored I___________________.

When I’m bored, I do everything in my power to numb myself

‘Writing is a form of therapy; sometimes I wonder how all those who do not write, compose or paint can manage to escape the madness, the melancholia, the panic fear which is inherent in the human condition.

Adam Phillips • Missing Out: In Praise of the Unlived Life

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