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Nowsthetime Many times I read that people are "bored" in early sobriety... Can this be that some confuse that feeling of calmness with being bored. Do we have to give ourselves time to get used to it being calm?
Personally, I don't think so. I'm a newcomer who's mentioned being bored and I know the difference between "calmness" and "boredom". That being said, I'm an adrenaline junkie so take my post with a grain of salt.
If I'm not doing something fast-paced or playing a highly competitive sport (read: I do not like/enjoy "playing for fun"), I'm usually bored. And, maybe "bored" is the wrong word? Perhaps I should call it "not very exciting"? I'm a pretty active person but even if I'm on a casual run, I find myself thinking, "Eh, this is kind of boring!" Lol. That said, it's a bit subjective because a few things others may consider boring--like science lectures--is pretty interesting to me.