This is all from personal experience, just seeing whether others can relate.

I know that a lot of issues I have with boredom are down to problems with identity and the desire to be constantly stimulated, but the other day my counsellor and I managed to identify something I've been overlooking for so long.

A lot of the times when I feel a certain kind of boredom, it's actually **when I'm in the emotional 'middle ground'** and is really my brain trying to drag me back into old, extreme mood patterns. It's as if my mind doesn't understand that it is not normal to be experiencing such high highs and low lows in life. And , because it's so uncomfortable, I get the consistent desire to do something impulsive whenever this type of boredom arises.

It's just so peculiar that I've been able to reframe this kind of boredom and realise that "hold on... actually, this is what life is like dude. it's not normal to be in the extremes all the time. the reason you keep finding yourself in this boredom more often is because your emotions are not as extreme anymore.'''

Consequentially, I can twist the boredom into something more optimistic. I'm emotionally stable when in this state, ergo this is the best time for me to do anything productive at all.

Just thought I'd let youse have a glimpse into how my relationship with boredom is changing for the better. Thank goodness really, as it has fed my impulsivity far too much over the years.