I feel underwhelmed with life, is this normal?

[Chelsea8376]

I just feel so underwhelmed with my life, is this normal? I’m 24, I don’t have any real money worries, have a job, a nice boyfriend, good friends and I get on well with my family. I don’t think I really have anything to complain at but I just feel so bored all of the time, does anyone else feel like this? Even when I’m happy or enjoying something, I have an awareness that the event will be over soon and I’ll just return to the dullness. I know no one is happy all the time but I don’t feel like my life is going anywhere or I’m achieving anything. I don’t even know why I’m writing this.

I felt like that in my mid twenties. I ditched my boyfriend and changed careers, and things improved immeasurably.

Thank you all again for your thoughts. Interesting to read about the link between this and having a volatile upbringing. I had considered counselling for other issues arising from my childhood but hadn’t really considered it had any link to this feeling. I do seem to have an inability to settle in one location as I just get bored of living there. This is something I will consider as it has made me think.

I didn’t do anything before starting work (just did a degree then job). It’s got me thinking more about the childhood thing again though. We never had any money throughout my teenage years and I’m now thinking maybe this is why I am so desperate to focus on my career.

I love travelling, especially in Europe and I have friends that I know also enjoy travelling so this is definitely something I can go back to doing once lockdown is over.

Also do not worry I’m definitely not about to have a baby out of boredom, this isn’t for me quite yet!!

I’ve also been thinking about new hobbies this morning, I do really like painting and decorating (as in rooms and furniture etc) I cannot do that here as it is not my house but has anyone get any idea of how I could still do this until I’m able to move house? The only thing I could think of was buying cheap furniture off Facebook and upcycling it but I’m not sure where I’d store it all whilst not having my own space haha

I get bored sooo easily. I change job regularly (contracting suits me), move house a lot, always have a project on the go, have holidays planned, run a couple of businesses etc. People think my life is full on and it is. I get so bored unless I’m a million miles an hour! The stable things in my life are relationships and my animals. I had a regular upbringing. My siblings / parents are not like me at all. Some of us are just like this I think.