4 Reasons Why Your Life May Feel Dull and What You Can Do About It

How to spark excitement back into your life.

Itxy Lopez
Mind Cafe

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We’re all familiar with the feeling of deep boredom. Not the type you feel on a random Friday night when all of your friends are busy, but a general jaded feeling you experience every day. It’s not just boredom — it’s pain. You feel stagnant, passive as if life were a movie you’re watching rather than playing a part in. You don’t know how to step outside of this cage you’re cemented in.

We all go through these phases in life — I know I have. But it’s difficult to fly when you don’t know what’s holding you back in the first place. A claw is holding you by the shirt, and you’re trying to run away, kick, and punch when all you have to do is turn around and yank it off. In other words, you can’t find a solution when you don’t know the problem. Here are five possible reasons why you might be tired of your life.

1. You’re Accidentally Isolating Yourself

Humans need connection. Brené Brown said:

“A deep sense of love and belonging is an irresistible need of all people. We are biologically, cognitively, physically, and spiritually wired to love, to…

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Itxy Lopez
Mind Cafe

I’m a self-discovery writer: I write as I grow, make mistakes, and learn.