Tips for dealing with relapse

[Lisa07]

One of our long time forum members did a series of topics on relapsing. I’ll link one of them below and you can find the others by clicking on his profile. Each one is worth reading.

To the relapser: volume 8

Boredom. In my 1203 days here, I have watched boredom be the excuse for relapse after relapse. As an active alcoholic, I filled my non work time with booze. The easiest chores pissed me off because it took away from drinking. Or, chores were done half assed because I was drinking. One day I stopped drinking, and OMG I had all this time on my hands. To make matters worse, I changed people, places and things…so my life seemed turned upside down. I had never lived like this. For me, boredom…