Day 2. Im more determined this time. I got careless, but now i want to make a real effort.
I’m scared of the boredom and depression thats to come. What are some of your favorite hobbies, or even just small things you like to do to pass the time? I feel like im just bored with everything.
There’s lots of topics here for diversion there’s people doing puzzles and posting their puzzles. There’s music threads exercise threads, food threads plant threads, photography threads, pet threads and on and on so that is just here on this site. Maybe there’s something that you can plug into and also get to know some of the people on the site who would be great support for you,
It’s very helpful for many to check in on the checking thread also, the gratitude threads there are two of them.
Lots of people who go to AA or something similar get social support there.
You can get involved with something in your community on a volunteer basis or on let’s go see what’s going on over here new things that you haven’t done before
There is a big world out there for you.
Welcome to Talking Sober (TS)! It’s a really common question that comes up in early sobriety - how to fill all that time we spent drinking and how to distract from cravings, for example. If you use the search function (magnifying glass in the toolbar) and type in “hobbies” or any keywords for things you are particularly interested in threads will pop up! To start you off, here is a link to a recent thread where someone asked a similar question. I thought the responses here were really insightful. Take a look if you’d like. Otherwise, I personally got back into my passions of cooking, growing indoor plants, gardening, knitting, reading, hiking with my dog, etc. I hope you stick around and join in on other threads!
Hey, I’m on day 2 as well. Its more being irritable that i dont like than the boredom. Ive been listening to audiobooks. Weather has veen terrible in the UK so not a lot else to do. Got a long run planned tomorrow, so need to prepare for that. Hope you find something to keep you occupied. Lets keep going 
Day 1 here. Have some light exercise planned and long soaks in the bath which helps with the aches and pains. This app is helping lots also.
I’ve joined a local pickleball group and find that helps as lots of players always asking to play via our group chat so easy to join in. It leaves me feeling energized and emotionally lifted.
I focus on my family and work but mainly my family. I started my quest to be sobee on the 26th of this month. So very recently. I think of all the bad my addiction has caused to keeo me from the urge to go buybthat bottle. Its hard and a long road for anyone. Support is helpful. I hobby woukd be great if u dont have children or soending quality time with family.
this has been my biggest motivator in my recovery - i just didn’t wanna do any more damage to my life anymore. this is where recovery begins, and sobriety is the number one tool for recovering ourselves from the wreckage. we deserve better. it’s hard work but you gotta feel the feelings, learn to forgive yourself, learn kindness, learn to slow down, learn deep meditative breathing, learn your SELF. who are you? what do you really want to feel and do in life? stop hurting yourself and start helping yourself. give yourself a chance to recover. you gotta move thru the shit to get thru it, and that’s how u grow. no more numbing no more distraction with the dreadful substance. your life is worth so much more than that and you know it. you got this sis 
For my first 90 days, I walked and listened to podcasts while doing so. I chose podcasts over music, because they require active listening. Active listening involves focusing attention. A focused mind is less apt to wander to thoughts of drinking. Relapse starts in the mind.
I walked until that nervous energy resulting from not drinking, disappeared. 30 or 45 minutes usually did the trick, but once in awhile it took 60 or 90.
At the 3 month mark, I signed up for martial arts classes and dove in. Martial arts has been the biggest contributor to my 6 years of sobriety, so much so that teaching martial arts is now my full-time job.
My point is, there’s a great big world of things to learn, see, and do that don’t involve drinking. Read everything your favorite author has ever written. Try painting or take up a musical instrument. Learn a new language or take some classes to advance your career. Find a classic car and restore it. Build a tiny house. Get some field glasses and a birding guide and see how many you can identify in a day. Get an old film camera and learn old school photography.
The only limits we have are those we place on ourselves.
Boredom is an opportunity! But it is different, but better. Not waking up with regrets is amazing.
What is bordom anyways? Maybe it’s having energy but mothing to direct it into.
I’ve heard so many people say “sober is boring”.
I disagree, being sober doesn’t make things boring, it makes things simpler.
When I was drinking, I was always wound up, at a 10 most times and sometimes I’d turn it up to 11. Years of being at a 10, I got used to it. Then I quit and I was brought down to like a 3…
Because my days where less chaotic, I seemed to gain more time in the day. Altough I had gone from a 10 to a 3, I had taken the opportunity to pay attention to detail in the mundane tasks.
See, this transistional period is where many people become bored, and often times, boredom leads to relapse. My days were indeed slower than before, but my activities became intentional and methodical. I began to learn to love the simpler things, like cooking, meal planning, shopping, yard work, house work.
Sure, some may say I lived a boring life after I got sober… That’s ok because the change in focus and directing my energy into the details eventually made me more productive and fulfilled than I ever was before.
I guess this is a long way to say, embrace this time and make the best of the opportunity.
I absolutly love everything you said! Thank you for rhe advice and same to you!