Easily Bored People Often Prone to Repetitive Behavior
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Polka Dot/Thinkstock(MONTREAL) — Have you been so bored that you felt like pulling your hair out? Actually, that’s what certain people do, which is called repetitive behavior, an extreme way of letting out frustration.
Other forms of this behavior, according to chief researcher Kieron O’Connor from the University of Montreal, include skin picking and nail-biting.
O’Connor says that people prone to repetitive behavior tend to be perfectionists who express frustration, impatience and dissatisfaction when it takes too long to reach their goals. Another manifestation of the behavior is becoming bored easily.
O’Connor, who studied 48 participants, half of whom displayed this disorder, says hair pulling and skin picking are ways to satisfy an urge and deliver a kind of reward.
It’s believed that these people can benefit from treatments that help to reduce a need for perfectionism while teaching them to feel less bored and frustrated when goals aren’t quickly achieved.
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