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Bill_B

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Do things start to seem more "unimportant" as life goes on?
« on: May 23, 2011, 01:20:05 pm »
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Over the years, things have just been getting boring, and like.. in a way some thigns in life have started to not mean much.
I could remember when i was like 10-13 and i would always look forward to holidays and my birthday, and it would be so exciting and what not, but now im almost 17.. and my birthday comes around, pssh.. its just another day. christmas? ehh.. just another day. i dont understand lol. the days seem to go on very VERY fast now, and things like making out with girls and having fun are starting to just get "ehh". am i losing the importance of life or does it happen as you get older lol? i dont really have problems and psychological issues, just wondering why things are geettting so bland lol.

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Re: Do things start to seem more "unimportant" as life goes on?
« Reply #1 on: May 23, 2011, 02:21:26 pm »
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I think that different things become important as you get older. So yeah, holidays and stuff constitute a fairly hollow day off, but at the same time you can find other things to get excited about, like talk-back radio or crosswords or watching Grand Designs.

If everything in your life sems trivial and meaningless and boring and you don't enjoy anything, then that is a problem you need to address. I was once told that the opposite of depression isn't happiness, but vitality, this idea that you should feel engaged by life and passionate about something.
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Re: Do things start to seem more "unimportant" as life goes on?
« Reply #2 on: May 23, 2011, 09:03:17 pm »
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Quote from: Eriny on May 23, 2011, 02:21:26 pm
I think that different things become important as you get older. So yeah, holidays and stuff constitute a fairly hollow day off, but at the same time you can find other things to get excited about, like talk-back radio or crosswords or watching Grand Designs.

If everything in your life sems trivial and meaningless and boring and you don't enjoy anything, then that is a problem you need to address. I was once told that the opposite of depression isn't happiness, but vitality, this idea that you should feel engaged by life and passionate about something.

This is pretty solid advice.

As you grow older certain things become more important to you, just as the music you love today probably won't be the music you enjoy this time next year. People change, you are changing, we all change. One thing that might help you identify areas of your life you find enjoyable is to write a short list of 5 or 6 people you enjoy spending the most time with, maximize the time you spend with these people and cut down on seeing those who you only sort of enjoy hanging out with. It sounds rough on those who are your friends but aren't your best friends, but the weeks really fly when you concentrate all your time on those who mean the most to you!
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Re: Do things start to seem more "unimportant" as life goes on?
« Reply #3 on: May 23, 2011, 09:10:32 pm »
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Quote from: Bill_B on May 23, 2011, 01:20:05 pm
Over the years, things have just been getting boring, and like.. in a way some thigns in life have started to not mean much.
I could remember when i was like 10-13 and i would always look forward to holidays and my birthday, and it would be so exciting and what not, but now im almost 17.. and my birthday comes around, pssh.. its just another day. christmas? ehh.. just another day. i dont understand lol. the days seem to go on very VERY fast now, and things like making out with girls and having fun are starting to just get "ehh". am i losing the importance of life or does it happen as you get older lol? i dont really have problems and psychological issues, just wondering why things are geettting so bland lol.

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Agreed.

I don't think you are losing your importance of life, but perhaps you starting to see life as it getting to you?

Like someone already said, you change, people change, life changes..it can either be in the good way or a bad way, but it is really you who makes the decision.
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Re: Do things start to seem more "unimportant" as life goes on?
« Reply #4 on: May 23, 2011, 10:08:46 pm »
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maybe try living in the present as well
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Re: Do things start to seem more "unimportant" as life goes on?
« Reply #5 on: May 28, 2011, 10:03:14 am »
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    I feel like that. Hard to know to what extent it's pathological.
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Re: Do things start to seem more "unimportant" as life goes on?
« Reply #6 on: May 31, 2011, 05:26:29 pm »
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woah ur mum wrote a book, that's cool
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Re: Do things start to seem more "unimportant" as life goes on?
« Reply #7 on: June 01, 2011, 09:22:21 am »
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Quote from: monokekie on May 31, 2011, 05:26:29 pm
woah ur mum wrote a book, that's cool
mmm, I'm wary of the possibility of advertising it seeming pretentious, but I'm keen to help my mother out in a small way :)
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Re: Do things start to seem more "unimportant" as life goes on?
« Reply #8 on: June 01, 2011, 09:39:49 am »
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thats what life does.. sucks the life out of you
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Re: Do things start to seem more "unimportant" as life goes on?
« Reply #9 on: June 01, 2011, 10:05:13 am »
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Perhaps you're slowly understanding what is and isn't important to you.
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Re: Do things start to seem more "unimportant" as life goes on?
« Reply #10 on: June 01, 2011, 10:17:13 am »
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Arghghghgh everybody STOP posting off-topic posts in GENERAL VCE DISCUSSION. LOCKED

Bill_B this is your first and last warning.
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Re: Do things start to seem more "unimportant" as life goes on?
« Reply #11 on: June 01, 2011, 02:54:15 pm »
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Bill_B, what enwiabe means to say is that you should post these sorts of topics here, on this board: http://atarnotes.com/forum/index.php/board,24.0.html

enwiabe, you really should play nice with the new people... the water cooler isn't exactly easy to find these days... the fact that the link for it leads to another subforum can be a bit misleading for new members.
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