Boredom is Bad
You are sitting on the couch thinking of what to do next but cannot then is somewhat called boredom. The mind is feeling weary because, one is unoccupied or lacks interest in one's current activity. Usually this happen when you have thing to do or run out. There are different types of boredom one is when you repeat stuff, the other is timing. Boredom is such a large part of day life that it is somewhat surprising the word only entered the language with Charles Dickens’ Bleak House in 1852. Dickens study of Lady Deadlock’s suffering – she is “bored to death” by her marriage – would end up pre-empting many of the latest findings. But perhaps because of its prevalence in our lives, scientists had been slow to explore the sensation. “When you are swimming in something, maybe you …show more content…
Experts from University College London said boredom is not specifically bad but could be a symptom of 'harmful behaviour' such as excessive drinking, smoking, taking drugs and psychological problems. (Associated Newspapers Ltd Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group) Those most likely to be bored were young women, and those who reported they had been very bored were found to be more likely to die of a heart problem than those who hadn't reported being bored. Being bored is not just nothing to do its effects your body in harmful ways, which can lead to other things.
The researchers from University College London, analyzed participants completed between 1985 and 1988 by more than 7,500 London civil servants ages 35 to 55. The civil servants were asked if they had felt bored at work during the previous month. Britton and Shipley the researchers then tracked down how many of the participants had died by April 2009. Those who reported they had been very bored were two and a half times more likely to die of a heart problem than those who hadn't reported being