How do you fill the time at night that you’d

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#1

How do you fill the time at night that you’d typically fill with drinking? “The Bored” drinking….

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#2

Snack, tv, messaging friends. Never too late to pick up a new hobby! Guitar is fun and so many arts and crafts to explore. Best wishes!

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#3

I play guitar actually it’s just stuck in my storage unit on an island 30 miles away from me…

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#4

Gym…. Staying physically active. The boredom will pass. Eventually drinking will kill you. Choose life over death with a side of boredom. I was the king of boredom drinking.

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#5

I went to the gym today first time in 3 years… there is a liquor store right next door too… resilience is strong in this one

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#6

Booze it literally everywhere!! Will power my man!

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#7

Oh very cool you're into guitar already. Good thing to keep your hands and mind busy. Hhhmmmm maybe you can order a cheap used guitar somewhere? I hope you can get yours out soon!

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#8

I can get it whenever I want! Just been super focused on my sobriety and going back to Nantucket to get it will be another challenge I need to face

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#9

Aahhhhh ok gotchya. I hear you! That's great you are anticipating problems and prioritizing your sobriety.

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#10

I know this feeling and have nothing wise to say
I'm new but what works for me is small hobbies

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#11

Coloring in adult coloring books is nice. I mostly listen to boring history it’s quite comical and a teachable moment. In my first early days of sobriety like the first week I started fine when I called substitute drinks. I learned that when I would have a craving which I don’t have anymore, but when I have have a craving, I would buy different kinds of tea and Coke zero or some kind of diet carbonation drink that’s really what I would buy when I knew that I would have a urge like after not just a urge craving like after my meetings. I will stop at the gas station before I go home and get my Coke, my Diet Coke and like some skittles, but now I gravitate more chores, electrolyte drinks, and juice just dilute it with water every now and then I’ll get up a carbonated drink, but I really like lemonade and like the mixed lemonade drinks.

#12

I dig into learning as much as I could about myself.

#13

Learn, read,study. Hit meetings. The gym and watch movies etc.