With all the variety of opportunities that life offers, some people find themselves in a kind of dead end. They are not interested in anything. It’s just not interesting for them to live. How to act in a similar situation? Is it possible to recognize the onset of such a condition in another person? Can you help him? And, most importantly, is it worth it at all? What lies behind such apathy? What is the algorithm of action, if nothing interests?
Why is it not interesting to live?
The reasons that caused such thoughts, in fact, not so much. They can be conditionally combined into two groups: external and internal. They all boil down to human psychology. Either he lost something, and he lost his goal in front of his eyes, or he simply lost interest in what he has.
In the first case we are talking about the absence of a factor that caused positive emotions. Perhaps this is some kind of hobby, work, or even another person. For example, someone does not imagine himself without sea surf and surfing, but due to circumstances he finds himself in a desert area. He is no longer interested in living! It happens that you don’t want to do anything after being fired from your favorite job or retirement. The days become monotonous and boring, and the memories only start to "rub salt on the wound." Or, the girlfriend is being thrown by her boyfriend, and she realizes that she doesn’t need anything else. There are many reasons, but the result is one - loss of interest and excitement for life.
In the second case, the person ceases to rejoice at what he has. He loses zeal for work, school, friends and other attributes of his world. When everything is there, but nothing interests - it is already more difficult! After all, the reasons for which it was not interesting to live are no longer so obvious. And without understanding the essence of the problem, it is much more difficult to begin to solve it.
Enthusiasm is a complex physiological process that is associated with the release of the hormones of "happiness" into the blood (endorphins and serotonin). If they cease to be developed in response to something or someone, then accordingly we lose interest. In this case, it is important to restart the process of synthesis of such hormones, because without them, the body very quickly develops depression.
How to understand that a person is not interested in anything?
The loss of interest in life has a clear appearance. Such a person becomes self-contained, shows much less social activity. It may be a few days to sit at home, or, if it turns out among people, it will be reluctant to make contact. One of the signs that someone is not interested in living is the paucity of his emotions, especially positive ones. Sad depressive mood becomes the hallmark of such people.
There are cases when someone, on the contrary, demonstrates that he is doing well. Makes it to the show. In fact, he is not interested in anything. Here pay attention that something is wrong, can only enough knowledgeable people who still notice the substitution.
One of the common signs of depression and apathy can be considered excessive consumption of alcohol, or even drugs. After all, our physiology needs the development of the hormones of "happiness." Without receiving them, the person tries to compensate for it at least due to the intoxicating state.
What if nothing interests?
The reasons why nothing is of interest, found out. Now let's figure out how to overcome this. Simple and effective tips:
- Revise life, analyze what it lacks;
- Understand whether you can have it, if not - then look for a replacement;
- Find a hobby, and for this to learn more about the various activities;
- To travel more often or just change the situation from time to time;
- Do not withdraw into yourself, communicate more with other people, learn something new about them and their hobbies;
- Recall what aroused interest in childhood, perhaps to revive those moments;
- To be in nature, unity with which can lift moods even to sad people;
- To go in for sports or outdoor activities;
- Read books, especially inspirational stories of great people;
- Eat right, eat foods that contribute to the production of happiness hormones (nuts, bananas, chocolate, fruits and greens).
These techniques are true friends of those who are not interested in anything. If you try them all, then success will be much easier. It is important to start the mechanism itself to return to active life. This is the most important step on which the effectiveness of the entire mission will depend. It is very good when relatives who sincerely want to help contribute to this. After all, if nothing is of interest, then, accordingly, they will not even want to be interested in something. Most often, a stimulating factor from the outside is needed. Friends, family or employees at work.
There are various motivational videos on YouTube that can also be seen to raise the tone of a person who is not interested in living.
Pleasant music has a good therapeutic effect. Its value is difficult to overestimate. After all, thanks to the vibrations generated by musical instruments, the strings of the soul, which have calmed down, can sound. Smells have a similar effect. Significantly enhances the mood and communication with "our little brothers," watching humorous programs or going to a concert.
If a person is not interested in anything, the main thing is to get him out of the state of stupor. Any activity helps to get rid of negative thoughts, switch to something else. A surge of hormones "happiness" only accelerates this process. And it is necessary to act according to the principle "if you don’t know how - we teach, if you don’t want - we will force." There is no time to lose time, because the longer someone catches himself thinking that he is not interested in living, the more effort he will have to spend on his return to normal life.
