Why Does Every Day Feel The Same Sometimes?

Have you ever been in a situation continually where you feel like you are living the same day over & over again? Where it has a thought like you got stuck on a single day while your known ones are getting forward on time. I’ve been into such situations so many times and believe plenty of you too. Especially from the past 1 year after the pandemic hit us this way we got locked up in our houses and had nothing to do. Although the feeling of being stuck in an endless time loop is much before the pandemic.

Whether you are a job person, student, housewife, or retired, the feeling of being stuck in a time is common.

So, why does every day feel the same sometimes? There must be a reason, a scientific and a psychological explanation that can explain the inducement of our notion of living our boring routine every day.

If you aren’t familiar with this feeling, let me tell you that the person with such a sense develops a sense of routine work as the only work to do in their life. All the planning, adventures, and expectations they have with their human life seem to go down the drain. It’s the time when you feel empty space inside you. The feeling of having no time but having enough time.

Imagine a situation where a life cycle instead of going on a straight line is circling around on a loop. Now the thing is that you are living the same day time and time again, literally doing the same activities from the start of the day. It’s the Deja vu of Deja vu.

Seems, time has just broken for you or perhaps stop working anymore. Every time you cross the day, it comes around again the same way with all the default activities. Think of an episode that you watch every time where you can accurately predict what’s gonna happen next?

What Can Be the Reason Behind the Feeling of Your Groundhog Day?

On average, we sleep 8 hours a day which I think you must be taking. Now the remaining 16 hours is what we have left for all the activities and to explore life.

From lifting your head off the pillow and putting it back down and the time section i.e., 16 hours in between them is for all the regular stuff you do is what the normal life is, which is definitely kinda boring because it’s come over & over again.

There are certain things that we don’t like doing but of course, have to do in those 16 hours which is why we fantasize about future expectations.

We all tend to view our lives in a sort of narrative structure that we’ve been told and witnessed about the human life cycle. When we are born, there comes childhood, education, graduation, job, money, experience, adventure, and marriage, and this goes on and on. But you should know that these are life events and the highlights that you kept to tell others about your life.

If you come to the reality you find that what actually life feels like on a day-to-day basis is quite different and considered absolutely normal. Yes, life, in general, is pretty much normal. Your day-to-day experience is the dominant part of anyone’s life and is what you spend most of your life.

Although I agree that some people spend adventurous, exciting lives more often they are also a part of normal life, they also do their day-to-day activities every single day that we all do more often.

Our amazing days become our expectations and our normal days become boring just because our daily routine remains uninterrupted for several weeks and months. This is may also the reason why does every day feel the same.

It may also be social media, where everyone is doing fun things that you are missing in your life, which makes you even more stressed.

What You Can Do To Overcome This Feeling?

The good thing is you are not alone. You can see enough people complaining about this feeling on the internet. You can even ask your friend the same question and there is a strong possibility he will ask you the same question.

Now, this can sound super depressing or super inspiring on how you look at it.

Depending on the person’s way of thinking, some take their life complicated while some also believe that life is simple but we intend to make it complicated.

12 Excellent Ways to Deal with the Groundhog Day Syndrome:

1. First and foremost stop believing that you are alone. And if you still think that you’re alone then still there is nothing to worry about. Because Being alone doesn’t always mean only sadness or hatred. There is a difference between Being Alone and Being lonely.
2. Every morning think of how can you make your day exciting, even if you have boring tasks lined up. Think of that one particular activity that you can do easily to lift up your mood. Doesn’t matter how small or big it is. It can be your favourite drink, song, or anything that even maybe a weird thing. Just do it to get that excitement after a long boring usual day.
3. Call your friends and loved ones and tell them how you feel right now. Listen to them.
4. Stop asking yourself, ‘Is my whole life going to be the same?’ No, it’s not because nothing stays the same ever.
5. Keep doing experiments with your habits. Get out of your comfort zone. Do regular activities that bring you joy.
6. Do something new that you’ve been planning for so long. At least start small, start somewhere.
7. Listen to your favourite songs, or podcasts, or read new books.
8. Make good use of social media. Don’t fall for the highlights and fake images that celebrities put on their social walls. Instead, join some online community or group where you feel excited and interested.
9. Develop new skills. Learn something new maybe writing a blog or creating a video. Writing perfectly synchronizes your heart and mind. Writing is such a creative outlet to broaden your senses. Related Post- Why You Should Write?
10. Do some research about any topic you feel interested in and that keeps your mind away from your negative notions.
11. If you have certain talents, don’t let them get wasted. Make it let the right exposure they need.
12. And of course, try to remain fit. Practice Yoga and meditation every single day. It is the one thing that you never get bored of and get loads of benefits.

We all experience our own version of Groundhog Day, no one knows when we wake up to a new beginning. The episode will definitely change. You just have to keep holding on.

If you think of this as a positive you’ll get to know that sometimes you have to get stuck or stop, to find something worth chasing.

So, what is your thought about this weird feeling of boredom? Why does every day feel the same? Let us know in the comment section. Consider this as one more activity that can make your day exciting and interesting.