Please post only when sober; you’re welcome to read in the meanwhile. Being single in your 30s and working from home. It’s like a recipe for alcoholism haha. But I’m trying to learn to be one of those healthy yoga-loving hippie dippie weirdos instead of a bloated mood swinging drunk texting wino. Naltrexone blocks certain receptors in the part of the brain that trigger dopamine release and reinforces the vicious and compulsive addiction feedback loop.

Dulling the pain of dullness never works for long, and it can set back your recovery from addiction or your progress toward healthy goals. Instead, be ready with strategies for managing boredom effectively and constructively. How many people do you know who say they drink/use because they’re bored? As someone who works in the field of substance misuse, boredom is quite often a main reason given for relapse.

Sober and Bored? Here’s What To Do About It

So whether you are an absent-drinking because of boredomed drinker or a lonely or anxious one, what can you do to prevent drinking out of boredom? Here are 5 tips to help you make changes to your drinking habits that could help you feel better, for good. As with anxiety, COVID has seen rates of loneliness soar, as people have been forced apart for months, or have lost connections to friends or social groups. Many people admit to drinking out of boredom because they feel lonely.

Why you should give yourself “assignments” to find joy and pleasure after you quit drinking. You’re figuring out if you want to go to the football party. And if you do what non-alcoholic drinks you’re going to bring for yourself. And if you’re going to drive your own car. And what sober treat to get for yourself at the end of the night.

Seeking Treatment

The longer you stay away from alcohol and give your brain some much-needed TLC, the less you’ll feel like life is dull and uninteresting. Serotonin is a neurotransmitter responsible for feelings of happiness, well-being, and pleasure.

First, frequencies and means were computed on each variable. Second, we examined ANOVA differences for sex and binge drinking among study variables. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 18. Third, the mediation model was tested using multiple-step regression analysis using the PROCESS macro for SPSS . In particular, we used so-called “Model 4” methodology. Significance of mediated paths was assessed using the 95% bias corrected and adjusted confidence intervals from 10,000 bootstrapped samples.

I drink because I’m anxious and I want to numb the feeling

I’m 148 days dry and everything is BORING. I take it, dear writer, that you don’t have kids or work a full time job? I don’t have the time to join a gym, venture into nature, or go on a bloody field trip. The way you talk there’s 48 hours in a day. I never actually went out so I’ve got “gained” any more free time. Everyone is different – this is your experience.

I always have, but they really really helped me in early sobriety. And on your vision board, you can literally put pictures of things that you want to do or things that you’re excited to do in your future. Even though we’re not traveling right now, I rented a farmhouse two hours away from me that I’m just going to go to just for a change of pace. I’m going to sit on the front porch, and rock. I’m going to make a picnic and go to the waterfront.