Are you familiar with Time Perspective Theory? There are different “time zones” (past nostalgic/ positive, past negative, present, present hedonistic, present fatalistic, future, transcendental future).
Most people are a mix, but with addiction, a person tends to be locked into present fatalistic (nothing changes, so why bother) & present hedonistic (sensation/ pleasure seeking, without thinking through consequences).
It can be weird at first, when newly sober / abstinent, when there’s a shift in the thinking; starting to think about the future & taking what might happen later into account.
Anyways, here’s a test, kind of cool to see where a person lies on the different time perspectives:
http://www.thetimeparadox.com/zimbar...ive-inventory/
Congrats on your 40 days!