Is anyone else just bored now that they're sober?

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There are days that are boring. Turns out that’s part of life. The key for me has been recognizing when it’s just a boring day and when I’m isolating in self pity and looking for distraction or dissociation.

If I’m bored bored, I’m working on just embracing it. There can be a self care element to it when I relax into the downtime.

If I’m isolated bored, then I need to get my booty up and go for a walk/hike, or get to a meeting, or call a recovery friend.

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Yep. Tends to hit the hardest at night when I'd usually be drinking myself into oblivion. Hard to really be happy about my progress when I'm finding it impossible to shut off my mind.

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I was for first 6 months, then I found plenty to do.

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Hmm I think I felt that way in the beginning but I found some hobbies and things that I like to do and then my life was no longer boring. In fact sometimes I wish for a boring moment.

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