Okay, Now what? Pill Head who is bored.

[BlueOpiate]

Okay, so I'm on day 4 of suboxone treatment.  I have no WD and no cravings.  In fact, the thought of pills repulses me right now.  I'm on 4mg of sub per day from a 15-20 10/325 oxy addiction.  Leave it to an addict to complain about feeling normal, but I'm bored out of my mind!  The kids are at school, the wife is okay, the bills are paid (for the first time in a long time!).  I have cleaned the house enough already and played my xbox to no end, I just don't know what to do with myself and having all this time on my hands not taking or searching for more pills!  Has anyone else felt this way?  What have you done to fill the void?  I can't read anymore about opiates and addiction anymore, the articles start to sound the same.  I'm already tappering my subx dose which I have studied on here about so that's in place, have looked for aftercare, etc.  But it's just amazing to me how much time I have on my hands now that I have taken a step back from the madness.  I can see that if I was not taking sub and out of acute WD, it's these types of feelings that could lead back to using.  Maybe I could start writing stories again, I always wanted to do that more seriously but you need more then one thing to do.

[Jaybird30]

I am the same as you 4 days into subx use and 6 days clean off methadone!  I am also on 4mg and may try to jump down to 2 tomorrow!  If you feel bored go do something, listen to music, hunt, fish, sex is always fun!  It's also a great help for the brain recovery! I always try tondo something I enjoyed before the pills.  To me that is an amazing help!  Finding the fun in stuff without pills is the key and it will happen!  

Congrats by the way!

[BlueOpiate]

Yeah, I do work, I forgot to mention that I am off work right now due to an injury, part of the reason I was getting pills, well one of the sources anyway, don't worry, that has been addressed.  I will be going back in a couple months, the pain is manageable with otc stuff.  I think I will start to write again and the gardening, OMG, I can't believe I completely forgot I use to do huge veggie gardens before the pill days.  Thank you for that suggestion!  I'm going to get started on that tomorrow.  Going to home depot after this to get some supplies.  I can't believe I forgot about that, amazing what these pills does to your mind.  God, I sound like a tool, who complains about feeling okay? LOL

[Devonlee]

Start writing again if thats what you like to do. There are probably lots of things that you had a passion for and have forgotten about because pills take their place. Do you work? maybe a job might give u something to do....if you dont have one. What about hobbie? I recently got involved in a little gardening....and yoga. There is tons of things out there u just have to get out there and do it!

[ImDONENoMore]

Well, minus that "go fishing" suggestion!!  LOL

[ImDONENoMore]

Go to a local park.  Cook something - or bake something unusual.  Call an old friend or relative.   Read.  Go fishing (fishing season).  Go to the movies.  Clean out the car.  At least that's the stuff I do when I get bored.  Might help?  :)