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I wish I had time to be bored
posted by
beachbelle
on July 30, 2003 at 2:24 PM
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Only Boring People Get Bored...
This is the moto I live by. Even when I am just sitting at home relaxing, I am never bored. This is because I am always doing something I enjoy. Playing with my son, watching tv, going for a walk, going camping, singing, reading. There is always something to be enjoyed. As for relapsing into 'usage', getting out and doing things is definately the thing to do, and getting someone in your 'program' out to do things is a nice gesture as well. But, I think it is more benificial to get out with people who have never 'used'. You get to look at what life is like with out the shadow of addiction, and you are less likely to slide back into it. With someone who has also 'used' they may influence you back into 'using' again by bringing up the subject, or worse offering you some when or if they ever start using again. Anyone who doesn't use wouldn't bother to bring it up....out of site and out of mind usually does work. They may not understand what you have gone threw, but there are always ways of talking about an addiction...with counsellors and others that have had addictions....but being in an atmosphere that is addiction free for the majority of the rest of your life time will help you remain addiction free as well.
For example, when I've quit smoking a few times, and this is the last time I will quit...because I am never going to start again. I have always had friends that smoke, and my sister and brother smoke, so always being in an environment that made smoking accessable and easy to get to made it difficult to stay a non-smoker. Now that I have moved a fair distance away from my family and old friends, I have made new friends that don't smoke and I don't even think about smoking when I'm with them. Addictions become a non-issue when they aren't in your face 24/7. Now if you can't move you can still make friends that have nothing to do with addictions. Get out and join clubs, get involved in things that matter. You'll meet new and different people. Be open minded and unafraid to change. You have already made the change to quit 'using' don't stop changing...its ok to do that. Become the person you want to be, there is nothing stopping you.
So, now that you have stopped 'using' don't let the addiction run your life anymore. Strive to be an unboring person and it won't ever rule you again! Always remember that ONLY BORING PEOPLE GET BORED!
posted by
A.UCandline
on July 30, 2003 at 1:37 PM
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