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Announcements Mar 23, 2026 at 7:12 PM

How to re-live television again ?

Posted by Other-League-7242

I don’t enjoy any content I watch and can’t stick with anything for more than 5 minutes. The other day, I even found *Breaking Bad* really boring. Anyone please tell if they have faced a similar issue, this is too frustrating juggling between every other show and movie.
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MusclyArmPaperboy Mar 23, 2026 +18
Friend had this problem while battling depression
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witerawy Mar 23, 2026 +17
Use your phone less. Not even joking. It trains your brain for short form content and instant gratification.
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ienjoymen Mar 23, 2026 +5
This. TikTok brain is indeed real and hurts the attention span.
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bishop375 Mar 23, 2026 +13
If you’re struggling to find joy and enjoyment, please seek a therapist. They can help.
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urgasmic Mar 23, 2026 +11
maybe you don't like TV?
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Other-League-7242 Mar 23, 2026 -3
idts, used to binge entire shows but recently every other content seems like the same. I cant bear story buildup. It feels hella frustrating idk
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Least1Difficulty Mar 23, 2026 +12
ADHD meds
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Adept_Havelock Mar 23, 2026 +6
You might discuss Anhedonia with a mental health professional.
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OneMoreTimeJack Mar 23, 2026 +5
I think this is a short attention span issue. We are used to being on our phone while only half watching stuff. I would take a total screen break to reset.
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Directorshaggy Mar 23, 2026 +3
Yeah, sounds like the issue is your ability/desire to sit and watch a linear narrative. I'm just a guy on the Internet, what do I know..maybe meds, therapy, switch to YouTube highlight clips?
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Adrenapup Mar 23, 2026 +3
I have the same issue myself. I have ADHD that I swear is getting worse with age. I watch a lot of stuff on youtube, though even then I need to pause a lot and don't always finish every video. I want to get back on meds for ADHD (more because I'm back in school right now) but my idiot doctors lost my records from when I was younger and don't have a record of it (I was diagnosed at 6 years old and on something all through to graduating high school and on/off in adulthood) and waiting list to be seen to get back on it is 2 f\*\*king years.
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Other-League-7242 Mar 23, 2026 +1
Is there any other thing apart from meds that can help. I live in a family where ADHD would be claimed as taboo with high level of dissent from parents etc.
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Toby_Forrester Mar 23, 2026 +2
Use your phone less. Get bored regularly.
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JayMoots Mar 23, 2026 +3
This kinda sounds like depression
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Moooney Mar 23, 2026 +2
Are you actually trying to watch the shows, or on your phone with the TV on as background noise?
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Other-League-7242 Mar 23, 2026
when i have my phone , its that i immediately try to check mails, open messages etc. If that device it on the charge, i just subconsciously start to pull my hair because narrative building has been hella frustrating lately.
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ricketyladder Mar 23, 2026 +4
Yeah I don't think this is a TV issue my guy. Definitely something else at play here.
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WaffleWarrior1979 Mar 23, 2026 +1
Watch segments of it and come back later
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TimeisaLie Mar 23, 2026 +1
This sounds like depression or unmanaged ADHD which can cause depression.
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narfjono Mar 23, 2026 +1
Well, for starters stop asking questions on reddit, put your phone down or off, and focus watch something you find interesting. Does wonders. I did Rome that way and now I regard it as one of the best series I've ever went blind into (besides knowing some obvious historical events).
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punkcooldude Mar 23, 2026 +1
Meditation.
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Weaubleau Mar 23, 2026 +1
Don't watch for a month and your tolerance will decrease 
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Bionic_Bromando Mar 23, 2026 +1
Exercise more
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Other-League-7242 Mar 23, 2026
i already do 6 times a week
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Lavender_rain_2000 Mar 23, 2026 -2
Hate to say it but maybe tiktok is more your thing
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Toby_Forrester Mar 23, 2026 +2
You are kind of right. Using social media like TikTok conditions us to like TkTok more. It offers new stimulus whenever we are bored and we don't need to sustain our attention. TikTok and such are designed to be addictive amd their negative effect on attention span is widely known. Teachers aroumd the world report hiw young people don't have the attention span to read longer texts anymore, and even online texts longer than asatus update are labelled as "walls of text" or "manifestos" because many people today don't see it as normal to write / read longer texts. Even Netflix movies are written so that plot points are repeated so that people who use their phone while watching can follow the plot. So the issue of OP is not a specific personal trait of his, but a widely known negative effect of fast paced social media.
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