Hey y'all,

Just wondering how everyone deals with boredom. I tend to drink to pass the time. I have tried exercise but I can't seem to exercise for more than 3 hours. When my girlfriend is around it's not as difficult, but I have a hard time being by myself.

Mike

LEarn to play the guitar or another musical instrument? Some other hobby? Watch movies? What do you do when you drink to pass time? Just try doing what ever that is but while not drinking. I'm not sure, everyone is different but personally I've rarely ever been board. Exercise is definitely good. Maybe get a bicycle and explore all around your town or city.

Hey Mike -

The Lizard Brain tries to pull a bit of a trick on you, like "Without booze, there will be nothing and you'll be bored for the rest of your life, don't miss out! Wrap your lips around that bottle and LIVE!"

It's bullshit. As you get the drink out of your life and put it in it's place, your brain will come up with other stuff for you to do. Just day to day, normal satisfying stuff, not the over the top endorphin rush that drinking get you, but satisfying none the less. Try handling little tasks, like 15 minutes worth or so, in between sips of your drink. Leave your drink in another room so it's not close at hand, but keep a NA drink by you. Eventually, you'll find that 15 minutes turns into 1/2 hour, then an hour or more. Clean stuff up, check your oil and tires, do a little research on the web, some of Ocean's ideas are good too.