You’ll never know the endless rewards this life has to offer if you idly stand by and wait for it. I don’t think anyone is really a natural, but that’s another discussion. If you don’t get honest about this lingering phantom and continuously call yourself out on it, then you’re setting yourself up – just like the drinking out of boredom youtube to classroom conundrum.
Find a hobby and/or social activity to get involved in.
- Being around others who are also sober will show you that there is an entire world outside of the confines of drug and alcohol use.
- Taking the opportunity to travel and discover new places can be a great way to break out of your routine and discover new experiences.
- We are stressed-out, overstimulated, tech-obsessed creatures.
- If you’ve never tried creating before, recovery offers a great opportunity to explore a new outlet.
- Instead, cut the cord that connects drinking and using with pain relief.
Alcohol robs you of the ability to feel naturally motivated and inspired. Those feelings don’t come back immediately when you quit. The good news is that your brain can adjust and restore balance to your internal world. The longer you stay away from alcohol and give your brain some much-needed TLC, the less you’ll feel like life is dull and uninteresting. So it’s not that sobriety is inherently boring; it’s that your serotonin and dopamine levels are now very low.
- This old way of living can only hold you back in recovery.
- This stage is characterized by increased clarity and the emergence of complex emotions that were previously numbed by substance use.
- But that is because it gave them a hit and a distraction.
- I found myself planning little outings when I got sober because I needed to figure out what it meant to have fun again.
- Now, sure, sometimes exciting things happen.
Forget Sober and Bored – Have Fun and Enjoy Your Long Term Recovery!
Once you stop drinking, your world becomes more open. And you get to find out what life looks like, and feels like without drinking. I often think that the word being in recovery is misused. And the reason is that when I was drinking, I was literally recovering.
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Movies are always fun and can take you somewhere else if you want an escape. Movies can make you laugh, and can help you let out a good cry when you need one. Plan a movie night with yourself or with some friends. You can binge-watch a series of movies, or just watch one of your favourites. You can also go to the movies to watch the latest film out. This is a great way to have fun and jump into a new world while maintaining your sobriety.
So I wanted to start with the beginning, which is when you are in your first 15 days, 30 days, possibly even 45 days. And I want to ask you, if you’re there, are you feeling bored in early sobriety? Because if you are, that’s pretty normal, there is an “in between” time, somewhere between no longer in your drinking life.
