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    #1

    Sobritey plans?

    Hey all, I have been trying to formulate a sort of "sobriety plan" for those of us on Bac. I have been trying to figure out how to live sober after this shit is all behind me!

    I'm not interested in "sobriety plans" as we were given in treatment. I want to know, from those of you who've recovered via Bac, how how deal with boredom.

    I've tried:
    1) cleaning the house and redecorating the house
    2) reading
    3) watching internet television shows
    4) talking to friends who are not addicts

    Do you have any other ideas? I am at a loss as to what to do once I reach this switch. I think that boredom is a huge, HUGE factor in my recovery.

    Thanks, all
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    #2
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    Boredom is a HUGE issue in my non recovery...maybe sober we will have more energy and get up and go to go do things!
    "What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us." Ralph Waldo Emerson

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      #3
      Sobritey plans?

      Here are some other ideas...

      - crossword puzzles
      - sudoku
      - creative writing
      - developing a web site (check out Squidoo : Welcome to Squidoo)
      - other hobbies (playing the piano, knitting, crocheting, needle point)
      - organizing old photographs
      - organizing digital photographs
      - creating iPod Playlists
      - old fashioned playing cards (solitaire)

      Boredom is a big trigger for me, too!
      John
      AF since 7/13/2010

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          #5
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          I hear you. Boredom is massive. And what makes it worse is that the things I have done during the times I've been sober feel more like things I am doing to alleviate boredom, rather than things I would like to be doing. No answer here, but I'll be watching this thread with interest.

          Lo0p, that's pretty inspiring. I went to gym once, hated every minute of the experience. Could hardly turn the steering wheel to drive home afterwards. I don't like the mirrors at every turn.
          Having hit the switch, I now post under the username "bleep". Look forward to seeing you on the other side...

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            #6
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            "creating iPod Playlists"

            Oh fuck! Now we're really scraping the barrel!

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              #7
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              Scraping a barrel sounds like fun
              Having hit the switch, I now post under the username "bleep". Look forward to seeing you on the other side...

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                #8
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                I had always wanted to learn to play ice hockey. But I have never skated in my life and the skating clinics at our local rink are only offered during weeknights. Couldn't do that - it would cut in to my happy hour!

                Well, 3 weeks ago I signed up for the clinic thanks to Bac. I will tell you though, when 260 pounds hits the ice there is nobody in the 4 county area that doesn't feel it...
                Good judgment comes from experience; experience comes from bad judgment.

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                  #9
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                  I blame the TV

                  I used to go to the gym after work every day for 2 hours, half my reason was to get to the gym and not go home first, and the other half was because I knew I would drink if I went home. And I really dislike all the mirrors too. I blame the mirrors for making me stop the gym, and I blame the TV for making it easy for me to be a potato.

                  I don't feel healthy enough to work out, ironically; I can walk around the neighborhood but I need to reduce the hangovers before I do more. I know that exercise makes me feel powerful, unless I'm hung, in which case it makes me feel weak and clammy. Bac, hurry up and magically cure me!

                  I tried oil painting, but too hard on my hands/butt/back, since I use those body parts all day long on the 'puter.

                  I like the web-site idea. Hmmmm. but again, more pc time is difficult.

                  I was thinking about something altruistic, but keep falling down on ideas.

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                    #10
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                    knitting, crocheting and needlepoint did not work for me...too annoying...just made me want to drink more!
                    "What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us." Ralph Waldo Emerson

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                      #11
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                      You guys, I had had around 3 glasses of wine when I posted this thread. Surely enough to be considered "tipsy" by most normal standards, but

                      NOT ENOUGH FOR ME TO MAKE A FREAKING TYPO IN MY SUBJECT LINE! I'm so embarrassed--and I normally pat myself on the back for my stellar spelling skills. I tried to edit it, but apparently the edits don't work when it comes to the subject lines. sigh!

                      Anyway, thank you for your input, and keep them coming! I especially want to know what the newly-sober Bac successes among us do to keep sober.

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                        Also Loop, I appreciate your post. I have been a convert to the low-carb thing for a little while...still working up to the idea of working out again. I used to do it religiously (as a drunk!) and want to start up again.

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                          Seeking,
                          I have been able to really enjoy my accomplishments since becoming AF. I have lots of interests and commitments and now I can actually keep them! I don't run around trying to clean up after myself as much. My house is still messy but I get up every morning and make a long list of things to get done. There is rarely enough time, even being AF to get it all done.
                          I am an artist and enjoy my creative life. I am seeing old and new friends regularly. I am going to the gym every day and have lost a lot of weight on a sensible diet.
                          I am not bored. I am thinking of taking a dance class but don't know where I'd fit it in.It just sounds like so much fun. I do sudoku and come online once in awhile.
                          Let your imagination soar and ask yourself what you want to do and then follow your bliss. It takes a plan and commitment and it is well worth it. It is the reason I got sober. I feel I wasted enough time, now it is time to "drink life to the lees" and enjoy every AF drop.

                          Sunny

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                            #14
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                            Now Sunny!

                            That's a truly inspirational story in it's sheer simplicity. Exactly how I figured my life could maybe be without wasting so much precious time getting and being drunk. Loved the part where you stated to be able to actually keep your commitments. Thanks!!

                            Low

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                              seeking_serenity;1037498 wrote: You guys, I had had around 3 glasses of wine when I posted this thread. Surely enough to be considered "tipsy" by most normal standards, but

                              NOT ENOUGH FOR ME TO MAKE A FREAKING TYPO IN MY SUBJECT LINE!                               I'm so embarrassed--and I normally pat myself on the back for my stellar spelling skills. I tried to edit it, but apparently the edits don't work when it comes to the subject lines. sigh!

                              Anyway, thank you for your input, and keep them coming! I especially want to know what the newly-sober Bac successes among us do to keep sober.
                              I think if you go to the edit part and select Advanced it may bring up the option to edit the title.

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