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Boredom occurs when we don’t perceive our environment as being stimulating enough.

More than a dozen studies find that hypersexual people report greater feelings of boredom in general.

Feeling bored with one's sex life specifically may also predict hypersexuality.

The boredom-hypersexuality link may have implications for treatment of "out of control" sexual behavior.

Over the years, a number of possible causes and triggers of “hypersexual” or “out of control” sexual behavior have been proposed. One of the many factors under consideration is feelings of boredom.

Boredom is a negative psychological mood state that occurs when we don’t perceive our environment as being stimulating enough. Boredom is, of course, subjective because two people can experience the same environment in very different ways. What is stimulating to one person may be boring to another.

Some people may be more easily predisposed to boredom. For example, people high in sensation-seeking tendencies may get bored easily due to their heightened need for novelty and excitement. Also, people feeling depressed or lonely might report feelings of boredom stemming from those negative emotional states.

At the same time, there’s a feedback loop: While sensation-seeking tendencies, depression, and loneliness might lead to feelings of boredom, feeling bored in and of itself could trigger all of these things.

Regardless of the reason, when people feel bored, they often seek out ways of relieving........

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