My biggest enemy when sober is the boredom. My mind races, and while it knows that the alcohol won’t help in any other conceivable way, it will slow that feeling down and I’ll feel somewhat at peace with my situation. Can anyone else relate?

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My biggest enemy when sober is the boredom. My mind races, and while it knows that the alcohol won’t help in any other conceivable way, it will slow that feeling down and I’ll feel somewhat at peace with my situation. Can anyone else relate?

I’m at the point where whenever I get the urge to drink while home I write down why I want to drink, and why I shouldn’t. Sorta like a pros and cons list. Ends up being 3 reasons to drink and a dozen saying why I shouldn’t and also why my reasons to drink arnt justified

A good one is because I had a bad ( or good lmao) day at work. Realistically after a couple of hours of drinking my happy mood spirals into a deeper sadness. Whereas after an hour of being home my bad mood kinda fades away naturally.

And I also keep a few of these lists in my wallet. On my home from work I pass 3/4 places where I can pick up booze , and I find Taking it out and rereading it really helps distract me and reaffirm that I shouldn’t drink.

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My biggest enemy when sober is the boredom. My mind races, and while it knows that the alcohol won’t help in any other conceivable way, it will slow that feeling down and I’ll feel somewhat at peace with my situation. Can anyone else relate?

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