How does boredom cause anxiety?

Loneliness, anxiety, and depression often accompany one another, but the brain actually uses the time of boredom to be more creative and inventive, so it allows you to clearly process things in some sense, but there is often an inner self-loathing that accompanies boredom, which can be relieved by feeling productive. read more

All of these factors can be somewhat disorienting, or lead to the physical sensation of unreality. Add some alcohol to the mix and those sensations can intensify. Some people like those sensation (hence the popularity of night clubs). For other people, they trigger anxiety. read more

all of a sudden anxiety hit me with a big BOOM. I go through my days feeling really uneasy. the thought of getting another job worries me too, because what if i don't make enough money for me and my 2 kids, what if i'm bored there too, what if i can't do the job and they get rid of me, and the list goes on and on. read more

To stop yourself from getting bored it is best to start reading. Less dopamine often leads to a strange state of mind that links with anxiety often, which is probably because the brain is in a state of "wishing for something better". read more