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Old 04-03-2009, 09:56 AM
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Boredom

It's my day off work and its raining outside.
I am bored.
I stumbled on this site while trying to find something to take my mind off drinking.
I really really really REALLY want to drink.
Nothing is keeping my focus.
Help!
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Old 04-03-2009, 09:58 AM
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Spring is awakening, and so are you!

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Old 04-03-2009, 09:58 AM
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How long have you been (trying) not drinking?
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Old 04-03-2009, 10:03 AM
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I haven't had a drink in over a month.
I have done a wonderful job isolating myself.
I do not have anyone to call.
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Old 04-03-2009, 10:05 AM
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Originally Posted by WomanoftheWoods View Post
I haven't had a drink in over a month.
I have done a wonderful job isolating myself.
I do not have anyone to call.
You have plenty of people to talk to on here..
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Old 04-03-2009, 10:06 AM
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Boredom is a huge trigger for me also. It is getting easier and I am so much more productive at home and work. One craving at a time is how I am coping and it is getting easier each day. I am reading lots also..

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Stick around here, there are a lot of people.

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Old 04-03-2009, 10:15 AM
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Welcome to SR. Boredom is a big problem for me as well, and isolating. Try looking at the sticky at the top of this forum "looking for something to do?". Maybe you will find an activity you like.
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Old 04-03-2009, 10:23 AM
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I'm here too because the options of boredom and drinking aren't how I want to spend a dreary afternoon.

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Old 04-03-2009, 10:24 AM
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Thanks for the advice.
The things that I usually do to take my mind off drinking are all outdoor activities.
I feel very unproductive to be stuck in the house.
And I have worked myself into a frame of mind where drinking is the only activity.
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Old 04-03-2009, 10:36 AM
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Sounds like Woman of the Woods is a good name... What sort of outdoor stuff...

For Me, it's... Skiing, Hiking, Cycling, Canoeing, Fishing, Hunting.... Thank goodness I am at work, miserable stinkin' weather here in PA...

Good idea loggin' on to SR !!!

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Old 04-03-2009, 10:44 AM
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I too am triggered to drink when I'm bored. And when the weather's nasty it's hard to find things to do in the house. I watch a lot of movies on my computer and that takes my mind off drinking. But mostly I remember all too well how bad I felt the last time I drank and I don't want to feel that bad again.

If you have no one to call, stay on here. I often come here and read and post when I have the urge to drink. It reminds me of why I want to stay sober more than I want to drink.

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Old 04-03-2009, 10:57 AM
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I can spend hours just sitting outside without an urge to drink.
I'm in such awe of nature and the world around me that I don't want to numb myself.
Canoeing would be awesome right now.
If it weren't raining, that is.
Just taking my dogs for a run through the woods is bliss to me.

Come on rain! Let up!

There certainly is a lot to read here.
Some of it is triggering.
Trying to find the good is hard when I don't feel like trying.
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Old 04-03-2009, 11:31 AM
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Hi...

Go to a site where you can read the Alcoholics Anonymous "Big Book"... even if you're not up for AA... it is not depressing, triggering and it's full of hope and may even brighten up your rainy day...

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From Aesop's Fables:

The Man and the Wood

A man came into a wood one day with an axe in his hand, and begged all the trees to give him a small branch which he wanted for a particular purpose. The trees were good-natured and gave him one of their branches. What did the man do but fix it into the axe head, and soon set to work cutting down tree after tree. Then the trees saw how foolish they had been in giving their enemy the means of destroying themselves.

Perhaps Woman of the Woods this will turn your thinking from drinking. Please don't give yourself the alcohol today.
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Old 04-03-2009, 02:26 PM
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Come on rain! Let up!
Well think of it this way: it's raining for littlefish...hee.
I quit drinking during a rainy spell. I walked to my first AA meeting in a downpour. (and to the 2nd, 3rd, 4th....)
My first appointment with my addiction therapist was during a thunderstorm.
I relapsed and ended up in the ER after two months sober.
When I left the hospital, it started raining.
(Okay, okay, I thought: I get the message.....)
I bought a little necklace with silver raindrops to remind me of my sobriety....
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Old 04-03-2009, 03:05 PM
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I cannot remember the last time I was bored; it had to have been some years ago. Now, I am not always doing exactly what I would prefer to do, but I am not bored anymore. If you are interested in how I accomplished this, please do not hesitate to ask in a PM. Of course, the solution to diminished boredom does take some effort and a great deal of personal honesty, but if you are willing, I would be happy to share.

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Old 04-03-2009, 07:08 PM
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Glad you found us.....
Welcome to our recovery community.

Why did you decide to quit drinking?

You could make a list for yourself
of the Pro's and Con's

then it would be a reminder to stay sober.

Best of luck...please do keep posting with us
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