Fun

One of the questions that I constantly get from addicts is, " how do we have fun without our DOC- drug of choice?" Some addicts try and go back to their old behavior of what they thought was fun, and replace that same behavior without the DOC, however, the urges and cravings become too strong, and they think they can handle the fun with their DOC. This type of fun is not healthy. Fun is for new experiences, trying new things, substituting old DOC fun behavior with something brand new! What is fun? A new hobby, a new game, a new skill, a new sport, a new place, a new friend, a new pet, basically something that you have wanted to try but did not have the courage to do. Addiction is the substitute satisfaction of an unmet need. Well, if we substitute a healthy need, and begin to have fun with it, we are half way there. The ability to create fun in our life is the essence of living. We used drugs, alcohol, gambled, purged, implemented unhealthy sexual behavior to achieve fun. How did that work? Fun is something that is pleasure, we do not have to force stimulation. The trick is to let our old dysfunctional way of thinking of what fun is supposed to be like - (you already experienced that) to creating new thoughts of new things that may bring you fun! Go out there and try it, be brave, take a healthy risk for once instead of a unhealthy risk! Stay in your health, stay in the moment!