Boredom is my biggest trigger. 
What about you?
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Boredom is definitely my biggest trigger as well.. whenever I keep myself occupied , I don’t even think about a drink
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Mine too...so go to meetings daily and get lots of phone numbers!!
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I agree with Joe...stay as busy as possible.
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For sure boredom is 1 of my many triggers! Definitely go to early morning meetings & night too. I went to lots of different meeting until I found the ones I really liked. Making new friends in the program, was vital.
In between meetings I did lots of things such as got into great shape, played guitar, sky diving and tried lots of new things.
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Stay out of my own mind is my goal
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Social situations bc everyone tends to drink. I am never bored to be honest. Maybe that's bc my free time is limited as a dad.
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That and drinking was part of my routine so staying busy after work and changing up my routine has helped a bit
No doubt! I grew up in the Deep South and hunted, fished, rode horses, dirt bikes, camped out, just lived outdoors. Now I live in the Midwest, in a neighborhood, and I just freeze and stare at the same 4 houses every day. Boredom is hard.
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For me it’s stress and chaos is my trigger other than tht I’m fine learning how to cope with life stressor is my thing now
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Stress and anger are my triggers!! But I thank god I’m currently in treatment and it’s helping me so much to cope because when I was using I didn’t know how to cope! I just pick up and use and numb myself, but by gods grace I’m 196 days clean today! You got this!
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Me too sometimes.... I workout a lot and study... boring but eh it's better than the alternative...
Boredom or what I perceive as boredom is a huge trigger. When I’m in the right mind set, I’m able to enjoy time on my own and appreciate the chance to rest. I do keep busy, but there are times when I feel like I’m crawling out of my skin to do something risky. I’d say that getting criticism is my biggest trigger though.
My ex wife
I agree. I have to keep busy otherwise it makes me want to drink
Boardom is my trigger
Try and stay busy but slowly add in downtime to just sit in silence with yourslef
That’s not boredom, that’s serenity.
I agree the thing I don’t like the taste of alcohol I just like the warm fuzzy feeling it gives me then it’s gone and I keep chasing it.
Loneliness!