Addiction Recovery Boredom

When you are in addiction recovery, keeping busy will help alleviate boredom.

Often people who stop using drugs and alcohol say life feels boring. Some of the reasons for this feeling might be:

* A structured, routine life feels different from an addict lifestyle.

* Brain chemical changes during recovery can make people feel flat (or bored).

* Drug and alcohol users often have huge emotional swings (high to low and back to high). Normal emotions can feel flat by comparison.

People with longer sobriety rarely complain of continual boredom, so these feelings do change. Meanwhile there are some ways to help you deal with boredom.
Solutions to Deal with Boredom in Your Addiction Recovery Process: Keeping Busy

* Talk about this feeling with a mate or close friend. Does he or she have any interesting suggestions?

* Think about scheduling your time: forcing yourself to write out daily activity helps you see where you can schedule in more interesting experiences.

* Do something challenging that will further your personal growth.

* Plan something you can look forward to doing. ( a vacation, movie, visit a sober friend).

* Start doing the things that you enjoyed before using drugs or alcohol.