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Coronavirus lockdown 2.0 boredom has 'serious' effects - but it can have an upside

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Unless you’re a front-line worker, the chances are that, alongside the fear and anxiety coronavirus has brought with it, you will have experienced extended periods of intense boredom this year that could be dangerous for your health.

Dr Sandi Mann, a psychologist specialising in its damaging effects, defines it as “a search for neural stimulation that is not satisfied” and today warns of the “serious repercussions” it can have on our health if it becomes chronic”. The physical effects Research shows boredom can actually reduce your life expectancy.

A study in the 1980s of civil servants aged 35 to 55 showed those most prone to it were 30 per cent more likely to die within three years – in particular from a cardiovascular disease. “We

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