Problems put into perspective
I'm so sorry to hear about your loss tanknspanker. Losing an important person is a reason on another level than problems already mentioned in this thread. I also have a bro, but can't even imagine how you feel.
Putting things into perspective, people having a problem getting bored with a computer game must be quite happy about their current lives. If they would have something very important going on in real life they would not even consider stating their game boredom feelings in the forums.
I don't have boredom problems ever because before that I have always found something new and fun to do.