Bored to death? It could happen!
Bored to death? It could happen!
In a commentary to be published in the International Journal of Epidemiology in April, experts say there's a possibility that the more bored you are, the more likely you are to die early.
"Someone who is bored may not be motivated to eat well, exercise, and have a heart-healthy lifestyle. That may make them more likely to have a cardiovascular event," said Dr. Christopher Cannon, an associate professor of medicine at Harvard University and spokesman for the American College of Cardiology.
Annie Britton and Martin Shipley of University College London caution that boredom alone isn't likely to kill you — but it could be a symptom of other risky behavior like drinking, smoking, taking drugs or having a psychological problem.
"Boredom can have an impact," said Sandi Mann, a senior lecturer in occupational psychology at the University of Central Lancashire who studies boredom.
Still, Mann said it was only people who were chronically bored who should be worried.
"Everybody is bored from time to time," she said.
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- Posted on February 11, 2010
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That is so good to know now I will have to plan what to do and I won't be bored at all but I could get bored at least time to time. But I always have at least one thing to do.If my cousin read this she would freak out and run in circles.
If you are bored easily you could die.
First, if you are bored, you could die. you could die because there are symptons like smoking , drinking, and drugs.
you could also die because you could stop eating. If you stop eating your in trouble because you need food to survive.
Lastly, you could die because it can cause you to smoke. If you smoke your lungs will turn black and you will die.
Therefore, this is how you can die of boredome.
wow!i didnt know that you could die of boredom.im always bored.(even when i have to read topics and not do anything but one quiz and nothing).the others get to play and read amazing stuff.no fair!
i agree that being bored can lead to teens doing stupid things like, drinking, smoking, etc..
teens should find active things to do besides sit on there butt all day doing nothing. It is very likely for teens to do nothing being lazy cause they are so bored. Teens should stay active or help around the house.
I think this it could be true but I am not saying exactly true. Being bored can kill many people like not eating, street, sometime they can’t even control themselves because they thinking too much when they were a lone. But, me I never bored I wish I have a bored time but I never had one. Because, I am always busy and I had too much things to do every day which is for school or other activity. Which is make me so tired but I wish I could never die from bored.
Wow! I didnt know that you can die from being bored ! I wonder how they figured that out ?. wow so being bored can can cause death when you dont eat , drink , or excise only ?
Wow! When I get bored I always eat. I know a few others that do to, so i don't see how it could be a risk. That is so interesting! It kind of makes sense though, seeing as how in Portsmouth there is nothing to do and there is a lot of druggies around the town. I think that they can experiment in Portsmouth. They should calculate the druggies in the town and then build something fun to do and then see how many druggies there are when the city of Portsmouth has something to do.
--I agree. Sometimes i try to think of things to keep me from getting bored so i dont do things i shouldnt. Thats why i try to stay active so i have things to do..But hopefully no one ever gets bored to -*death*-
you can actually die of boredom. i have always said i am bored to death but i did know i could actually die of boredom.
wow! that really changed my mind of boredom as i thought it was just an exaggeration in saying im bored to death. i hope that i dont ever get to bored.