{"id":2473,"date":"2021-09-03T18:20:14","date_gmt":"2021-09-03T18:20:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fundacioneamericana.org\/?p=2473"},"modified":"2024-02-29T10:39:12","modified_gmt":"2024-02-29T10:39:12","slug":"im-bored-and-drinking-gives-me-something-to-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fundacioneamericana.org\/?p=2473","title":{"rendered":"Im Bored .. And Drinking Gives Me Something To Do."},"content":{"rendered":"

At the beginning of those days, plan to work on a hobby or some other activity when nothing else is scheduled. You\u2019ll find it easier to settle into the activity should boredom strike. If you do manage to meet your friends, the added drinks from socializing might affect your ability to get home, placing a burden on your friends. You might plan to start learning a new language during downtime, but put it off in favor of having a drink. Or you lose interest in an existing hobby because it\u2019s easier to drink. For many people, an antidote to boredom is picking up their knitting, grabbing a book, or writing in their journal.<\/p>\n

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Drinking as a way to cope with boredom indulges in and perpetuates that passivity. It\u2019s hard to think of a more passive activity than lying on a couch with a six-pack of beer. You may think you\u2019re going to feel better after boozing, but in actuality, you\u2019re reinforcing the notion that you need to wait for life to entertain you. Over time, this pattern of behavior can inculcate a kind of learned helplessness, so that every time a person drinks to relieve boredom, they reinforce this learned helplessness. I’ve spent the last seven years researching and understanding alcoholism, addiction, and how people get sober. Additionally, I examine the way mental and physical health as well as our relationships with others impact the reasons people drink and their role in maintaining sobriety long-term.<\/p>\n

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In line with the literature previously described, we predicted that boys not only use alcohol more frequently and consume higher quantities, but also begin to drink at a younger age. Instead, no differences were expected with regard to boredom proneness and drinking expectancies. A second hypothesis concerned the differences between adolescents who had experienced binge drinking in the last two weeks and those who had not. In this case, we expected binge drinkers to declare a more frequent use and a higher quantity of alcohol consumption, as well as a younger age of first approach to drinking behaviors.<\/p>\n