Day 12
Day 12 
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Australia
Posts: 211,366
Hi Hopeless
Try and keep busy - boredom is really dangerous for folks like us.
The thing I've learned is there's *always* a million things to do - it just takes that mental leap to thinking outside whatever we were doing before.
I think getting out and meeting new people is a good idea - whether it's joining a recovery group, or volunteering like Anna suggested, or church...or whatever suits you.
Here's some more suggestions for things to do
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...ething-do.html
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Try and keep busy - boredom is really dangerous for folks like us.
The thing I've learned is there's *always* a million things to do - it just takes that mental leap to thinking outside whatever we were doing before.
I think getting out and meeting new people is a good idea - whether it's joining a recovery group, or volunteering like Anna suggested, or church...or whatever suits you.
Here's some more suggestions for things to do
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...ething-do.html
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A work in progress
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: South Jersey
Posts: 16,633
Hopeless, you mentioned you were in AA. Denver has a TON of AA meetings--I just came back from vacation in the Denver area. Go hit some meetings. Go to some you've never been to. I know people who went to three or four meetings a day when they hit a rough spot in early sobriety and were at loose ends.
You can get through this, trust me.
You can get through this, trust me.
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Mississippi
Posts: 7,910
Congratulations on 12 days - that's wonderful!
In the beginning, I had to remind myself constantly of the goal. It took a while before being sober seemed like my normal state. There were lots of moods and feelings and plenty of times I really wanted to drink over them. But I put it off, just to see if I could get through another day sober. In almost all cases, I'd be fine after a good night's sleep or after coming on this forum and reading everyone's posts.
Do you work or have activities in your life? Boredom is a common feeling in early sobriety, so you're definitely not alone!
In the beginning, I had to remind myself constantly of the goal. It took a while before being sober seemed like my normal state. There were lots of moods and feelings and plenty of times I really wanted to drink over them. But I put it off, just to see if I could get through another day sober. In almost all cases, I'd be fine after a good night's sleep or after coming on this forum and reading everyone's posts.
Do you work or have activities in your life? Boredom is a common feeling in early sobriety, so you're definitely not alone!
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Tampa
Posts: 178
I took up computer gaming. My son has all these games he plays online, war games... just all sorts. For awhile there, I thought I was addicted to them. But I realize at almost five months sober (tomorrow) that I'm getting bored with them.
My social life went down the toilet, but I didn't care. This is for me. I've claimed a year to myself, if it takes that long to heal. But I honestly haven't missed drinking after the first two weeks. All it was was a recurring memory of a habit that caused me far too much trouble... DUI.
If I didn't have work, taking up my days, I think would probably test my skills at writing a book or a movie or something... LOL.
You're doing great.
My social life went down the toilet, but I didn't care. This is for me. I've claimed a year to myself, if it takes that long to heal. But I honestly haven't missed drinking after the first two weeks. All it was was a recurring memory of a habit that caused me far too much trouble... DUI.
If I didn't have work, taking up my days, I think would probably test my skills at writing a book or a movie or something... LOL.
You're doing great.
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