Flat boredom

Apathetic

Strength 3 of 4

Unable to care about much at all, with concern and motivation gone flat across the board, even for things that would usually matter to you.

In the body

  • A heavy, still body
  • A long out-breath with nothing following it
  • Little urge to move or start anything

Needs behind it

When these needs aren’t met

Softer and stronger

  1. Bored
  2. Uninterested
  3. Indifferent
  4. Apathetic

Often confused with

Indifferent

Indifferent is unmoved about a particular matter; apathetic is a wider loss of caring that reaches even what usually matters.

Numb

Apathetic is a loss of caring and drive; numb is a dulling of feeling itself, so that little gets through at all.

See also