3 Steps to Break the Boredom Drinking Loop

Have you ever found yourself craving a drink every evening just because you were bored?

Maybe it’s at the end of a long day, when the busyness finally quiets down and you get a moment to yourself. Almost without thinking, you reach for the bottle. With a glass in hand, you scroll through social media or mindlessly put on a Netflix show. Hours slip by unnoticed, and suddenly the clock reads 11 p.m.—“It’s time for bed.”

You get up, the room hazy around the edges, your body moving in slow motion toward the bedroom. Another day has passed. Tomorrow will be the same drill.

Boredom Drinking: A Major Roadblock to an Alcohol-Free Life

I call it the boredom drinking loop: Bored → Urge → Drink → Go to Bed → Wake Up → Repeat — a cycle I knew all too well from my own drinking days.

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