Being Sober is boring

Mr.Guy

Mr.Guy

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As many of you know I'm a recovering alcoholic. I've been sober for almost a year and I've lost many friends and several hobbies due to my new lifestyle. Gone are the days where I'd head out for a night on the town to chase yambs while getting drunk. I no longer have a passion to go out at night really and I stay in the house most of the time when I'm not working. I've kind of become bored with my new sober lifestyle and I fear that me being bored may result in me abusing alcohol again. Does anyone on NT have experience with being a recovering addict trying to adapt to a new sober life? Any advice on remaining sober without becoming an anti-social person?
 
Maybe you're realizing you're a boring person without booze?

Time to become a more dynamic person b.

Take up some new hobbies that interest you. Learn new skills you always wanted to and ones you wouldn't think would interest you.
 
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Start working out.

You'll get yambs, improve your health, and be more invested into making more positive change in your life.
 
When you do drugs or alcohol its not the substance that gets you high, its merely the substance opening the flood gates on your bodies own natural nuerochemicals. Your body manufacturers these nuerochemicals naturally to motivate you to do things like reproduce and consume high calorie meals among other things. When u use drugs or alchol you are getting way more of these nuerochemicals than your body would ever allow you to get at one time naturally. So you're doing these substances recreationaly, doing them for fun essentially. So when you quit you get this sense you're never going to have that much fun again, and actually you litterally aren't ever going to have that much fun again. This, coupled with the fact that the natural release of these nuerochemicals most people get who have never been on drugs or alchol won't even register in your system after abusing it for so long is what makes the mental part of staying sober so difficult.

Recently went sober myself and the only advice i can really give you is that you have to find some kind of purpose in life. Something outside of having fun or entertaining yourself.
 
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Didn't even read but I feel the topic title.......I was sober 3 days of June and so far for July I been lit since, liqs, Oxy or weed, my tolerance is beyond at this point so bout to try stronger pills. Life and all it stand for is trash but I keep myself lit to not think about it.
 
Just promised my girl I'll never drink again, cause a promise to myself ain't ****.

People tell me I'm boring sober, at parties. But the rest of my social life I'm fine.

I hate the dumb decisions I make intoxicated. That coupled with no fap, I'm on a major personality overhaul. Drinking is ohk just gotta put enough space between you that it isn't a factor.

Don't say quit forever, just every morning say not today. I'm just glad I work night shift!!! I get off @ 3/4am.. A day shift would leave too much wiggle room for disastrous actions!!!
 
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Didn't even read but I feel the topic title.......I was sober 3 days of June and so far for July I been lit since, liqs, Oxy or weed, my tolerance is beyond at this point so bout to try stronger pills. Life and all it stand for is trash but I keep myself lit to not think about it.
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Bruh that actually sounds extremely depressing you should talk to somebody. 
 
Life def has a way of changing once you sober up. I've thought about lighting up like ninja suggests but I'm not sure if I'm ready to rid one addiction for another possible addiction. My goal has to change my life by sobering up, which has happened. I've had several opportunities come my way that wouldn't have occured if I was still abusing alcohol, and I'm about to start a new job that's paying me the most money I've ever made in my life next month, but I'm bored as hell. I used to love getting bent and acting a fool espacing death or arrest some nights for a cheap thrill, but I miss the rush of being a drunk low life as sad as it sounds. I think I need to join some type of athletics league or hit the gym like many NTers have requested. My addiction resulted in me not caring about my health which resulted in me gaigning weight. I need to get in the gym but simply going to the gym doesn't sound fun to me. In my head it's easier to get drunk, spit drunk game at some bimbo and take her home if my drunk game was good enough that night. Being sober I've realized that my mouth piece and game isn't as tight as I'd like it to be and I feel like Kobe during his last season in the league throwin up bricks, no 60 point final game. It's kind of a beautiful struggle to regain my confidence, rebuild my body and mind while fighting off addictions all while getting ready to start this new career. I have some great opportunities lined up for me and it's like I can't appreciate them because I'm sober and bored....
 
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Jay Patt said:
Bruh that actually sounds extremely depressing you should talk to somebody. 
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Depressed and open minded to the world and all it stand for is far and between. Not depressed just see and know what's ahead and coming. Prepare for the worst that way when it comes I already knew the outcome #FoodForThought
 
SoHoGuy said:
Didn't even read but I feel the topic title.......I was sober 3 days of June and so far for July I been lit since, liqs, Oxy or weed, my tolerance is beyond at this point so bout to try stronger pills. Life and all it stand for is trash but I keep myself lit to not think about it.
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I know how you feel bro. When life sucks so much that the only thing keeping you going is chasing intoxication.
 
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I don't have any vices, or "need" anything to wind down. However try using cannabis to medicate at night. A good indica can work wonders. On the weekends if you want to have more of an uplifting high, try a sativa to bring out some creativeness. Get into art, or music. Create bro...it's a great outlet.
 
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it is boring. going out sober sucks

you just need to learn how to drink responsibly
 
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