I can’t feel excitement of be impressed with things anymore. I became a boring person and I miss having fun?

[Anonymous]

As a child growing up I got excited about the smallest things. I smiled all the time. But that went away over time. Im introverted and now very self conscious all the time. Thats preventing me from fully enjoying life. I don't know why I lost my feeling of excitement and that’s making me feel sad.

F. e.:Last week I repelled from a large waterfall. Everyone in my group was excited and impressed by their experience and the view. Not me. I was like this: 😐

F. e. 2: A couple of years ago I learned to hangglide. The instructor took his student 1 by 1 with him into the air and made a loop (which almost never happens). Everyone screamed and laughed of excitement. But it didn’t do anything for me. It was cool, but I wasn’t impressed with the experience or the view.

People often ask me (and not only there): “are you having fun? Do you want to be here.” And I legit like the experience, but it comes out like I’m lying. It comes out like this: “yes 😐” and then I smile, but I know it looks like a fake smile.

I honestly do enjoy these kind of experiences, otherwise I wouldn’t keep doing them. But somehow the feeling of happiness always comes afterwards. There is so much delay to realizing what’s overcoming me. I mostly enjoy my entire trip when I get home and then I feel extremely home sick to go back.

These are 2 examples of many. Does anyone recognize this? What did you do about it?

[ohsheeT]

Let me ask you this when you have sex and let's say your partner gives you two orgasms one right after the other do you still have that same face on your face or act like it's not a big deal.. .

What happens if you started to kiss you slowly on your lips gently down your chin to your neck in slow motion with the hair on your back stand up or on your neck stand up LOL..

That's the whole thing trying to be cool about something you're missing out on the experience you're missing out on the experience of it all...

Is it because you don't want to be seen as somebody immature maybe or maybe that's how you look at it I don't know..

Life is an experience everything we do is an experience and we have to experience things to understand things did you understand the things that you stated above after the experience of them did you actually understand what really happened..


Could you do the same things by yourself without an instructor or without an audience of friends..

Have you ever been with a guy that just touches your hand or he kisses you and he makes you high

You have to let things go no matter what they are you have to let things go and enjoy each and every moment because let me tell you time goes by so fast and our world is changing so fast and where we're headed nobody knows so no matter what it is that you experience enjoy it embrace it do it again do it again and again...

When you listen to music can you hear the tone the beat the rhythm do you move your body can you feel that energy can you become one with it have you ever became one with somebody you're missing out on life if you have not and that's just like with everything else that you do become one with it try to become the best at it

What's your favorite song that just gives you goosebumps you can feel it rushing through your whole body slow dance with somebody I mean very sensual very slow motion speak with only your eyes and your body your hands as you move. ... The reason why I say all the above is because it is all energy and it is a very beautiful energy and if you know anything about energy believe me you would not be doing what you're doing you would be flying high and enjoying everything

[Saramad_Hill]

I understand the feeling. You are likely depressed, or something along those lines. I am very much a stick in the mud. I went to the beach with a group of friends once, and I just stood in the sand for like an hour while they swam and had fun. I bring the mood down wherever I'm at, I appear emotionless and monotone sometimes.

I can have "fun" sometimes, but it's few and far between. There's nothing wrong with you, you just seem to have muted emotional responses to things. Your friends and family may even be used to it, or maybe they're not quite caught up to it yet.

I am completely content watching paint dry if I'm sitting beside a friend. Maybe I'm just boring.

The easy answer is "medicine and therapy" but that's not always so simple to get set up. You're not alone in the strange feelings you're having. You're not a robot, either.

[Boomchakalaca]

Same. I got rbf so it makes it worse. Im pretty boring at work and I hear other joke around. I hardly say anything and people constantly ask how i am doing, are u ok, etc.


Also i dont understand how people can be so ecstatic over a waterfall.. or anything in general.

[laly520]

I felt like that when I was a young teen n it was cuz of depression or stress, feeling overwhelmed forgetting how to have fun n failing to get excited about anything but it was temporary

[Serkee]

I never really feel happy or excited anymore either, everything just seems sorta dull and gray. I'm not sure when it started, but I can't remember the last time I've been truly excited about something. The only time I do feel excited and giddy anymore is when I see a kid get excited and impressed over something I see as mundane. It's like I'm experiencing that excitement and childlike wonder again vicariously through them. That's part of why I want to be a father so badly.

[Boomchakalaca]

Ooh yeah I want to experience being a child again but through the eyes of my future baby. Give them my fav childhood movies and physics tricks. Watching lion king and putting paper over a coin to draw it out. 😮‍💨

[SotiCoto]

It isn't like you have to be excited. I don't get excited. You DEFINITELY don't need to be presenting as excited for anyone else's sake.

As long as you like what you're doing. As long as it is comfortable... THAT is the important thing. This isn't a problem to be solved.

[exitseven]

Did all of this start during Covid? Covid really screwed up a lot of people. The isolation and the uncertainty caused a lot of people to suffer from depression.

[dustybiker2]

Have you shared this with a doctor? Several thing's come to my mind which probably will be suggested to you by someone licensed

[leahzrc]

Oh this world has sucked the life out of me. I prefer to mourn what has been lost and accept my untimely death

[midnightcavern01]

Loss of joy could be a sign of a shut in or the start of deoression

[Anonymous]

I'm the same way, nothing is enjoyable and I haven't had fun in 7 years

[msc545]

It sounds like you're depressed, although you may not be aware of it. See a professional for this please.

[tfan1]

Talk to your doctor or get some professional help

[Ms_Facesitter]

Then what do you do in your free time?

[thisAppIsGarbage]

You are 27. It's over.

[he-takes-a-part]

Same pinch.

[jahaims]

Depression