Does anyone else have absolutely no hobbies or interests?

If she's got no interests what does she talk about.

Try elvanse.

Sometimes doing multiple things at once can help. Listening to an audiobook while playing a mobile game or folding the washing, doing diamond art etc. Walking while listening to a podcast or watching a film on the treadmill. I have adhd too, my uni degree I listened to course texts while playing the sims lol. Stardew Valley is an amazing game for playing while listening to a book. You can also increase the speed of the book, I find that this sometimes helps me keep the thread.

Even when I go out with friends we will be walking while chatting, or make it into a shopping trip. I don’t know if it will work for you but I have found stacking interests with things I need to do works very well with keeping boredom at bay.

I have also found sometimes a digital detox and allowing myself to sit in the boredom rather than doomscroll can force me to do something else. It’s not easy.

Some people mentioned ADHD too.
Another hypothesis is that living with undiagnosed adhd has been traumatic in itself so you’re retreating in daydreaming. But when the symptoms of adhd ease off, you feel more at ease and less triggered into daydreaming (the daydreaming being a protective mechanism).

Obviously it’s just me speculating there!

I came across the idea of trauma by omission. This might talk to you?
Basically it's the idea that cptsd and childhood trauma might be shaped by lack of. Lack of support, caring, attunement rather than by soecific traumatic events (things that have happened).

Trauma by omission

What you're describing sounds like depression. Can you see your gp and explain. Not feeling john's feeling disengaged are classic symptoms.

Yeah same. Always been like it. Would probably have been diagnosed as on the spectrum as a kid if it was these days but nope just depression and anhedonia.

No interest in life at all. Last time I went abroad was 2011 and only because family wanted me to. It did turn out to be ok but I'd never be excited for something or want to do it in the first place. Music's about the only thing that I get any enjoyment out of. Unfortunately I don't have the energy levels to even do much if I wanted to-just as well I don't! Life's great if you like the mundane I guess.

My oldest friend has no hobbies or interests yet is totally happy. She likes daytime tv and coffee with friends…end of.
She’s happy and a good friend.
And is confident in her choices.

I'm like this too. Not a fan of the kind of bar games that exist these days. Colleagues are always trying to get us together to go a local fun bar and play shuffleboard or something else equally dull. I've also never liked boardgames. I think I find the slowness of it all quite dull, and I'm not competitive so I don't care if I win or lose, so there are no stakes.

Going for a drink and a catch up (or a meal and a catch up) is much more fun.

I used to, but I'm not interested in much if anything these days. Too expensive, too busy, cba. I'd rather go to bed!!

Yeah I don't these days. I used to but for the last few years health issues and work have sapped me of everything else.

I suspect from her mention of dopamine hits as well, probably doomscrolling has rotted any ability to focus properly, and therefore unable to concentrate enough to start enjoying something.

For all of us who grew up pre internet, boredom was part of life. So we worked out ways to not have to do that and that "training" sustained us.

The attitude towards drinking is concerning though. Maybe OP is always just in a mild state of hangover or waiting for her next fix, so nothing else gets a look in.

I can sort of relate too. I do have hobbies and interests, eg I read a lot, I run, go to exercise classes etc.

But I don't like games - I hate it when work or my running club insists on having activities for socials, I just want to go for a meal and a chat with colleagues and then go home. No table tennis or cooking or mini golf or quiz or whatever. I don't want to have to sing for my supper. I think there's an element of being too lazy to be competitive but I can't really put my finger on it.

Oh god ok well at least youre starting to open up about this

Chronic scrolling on phone addiction?

I assume you don’t drive to work.

Are you allowed to drink shots at work?

And only drink helps to lift this boredom?

One thing stands out in your OP.
The fact you much orefer daydreaming. And for what I can gather it’s been going on fur a very long time (childhood? Teenage years?)

Now daydreaming like this that is becoming more important than RL can be dissociation. Or maladaptive daydreaming.

Have a look. I suspect you’d recognise yourself in dissociation if you look at how it can present (the definition itself might leave you 😵‍💫😵‍💫)

Or it's psychological

so what do you daydream about that's so interesting then?

I find this interesting because I'm sort of the same - whenever I'm in a situation which doesn't really capture my interest (irrelevant work meeting, uninteresting conversation, long train journey etc), I go into a daydream - but I would say that because I'm got this escape route I'm never bored. But I would have to find things interesting in order to daydream about them, otherwise I don't see how you get the same escape?

I would probably say I never ever get excited by anything but have lots of interests and hobbies that I enjoy. And definitely don't have ADHD, when I get into something I can do it for hours.

It’s worth say8ng that during a medication review. Honestly, OP. That’s no way to live.