four812

These are my problems. I've shared some about lonliness, but this week my predominant difficulty has been boredom.

I've done pretty good today dealing with my bored feelings. I mean, I made it my goal to NOT go to sleep when I got to work today. an I met my goal. and I completed a couple tasks, and I have stayed up all day at work up until now, almost 2pm.

when I am bored I want to sleep, eat, isolate, have sex, or drink/use. this morning I was bored, but instead of 'being tired' and then sitting down and then falling asleep. I pushed through my feelings, I go involved with people and I did a little reading, and I stayed on my feet. before I knew it I wasn't tired or bored at all and was working and having an ok time with my work partner.

now however, I want to crash. I have 2 1/2 hours of probably nothing to do at work (work wise) and my laziness naturally kicks in and wants sleep and is making me tired.

I am going to continue feeling these feelings of boredom today as best I can. and no matter what I will not drink or use today to deal with my boredom.

hanging in there, a little bit bored-ed-ly
-ksplash

Anna

How about doing some kind of volunteer work in your community? Getting outside of myself and doing something to help others, was a huge step forward in recovery, for me.

SoBearish

My therapist once asked me to define Boredom.

I was stumped.

As a kid it was being somewhere I didn't want to be, or waiting for an event to happen that was more exciting than what I was doing at the time.

As an adult I think it's more of a depression/simmering anger feeling.

Anyway keep haging in there - I'm rooting for you!

Ananda

when my staff get bored, they ask me for more work