I have found it interesting finding entertainment enjoyable without alcohol. When drinking I might not find joy in something, but it would be a decent distraction.
At home I’d drink and almost anything could be on te TV and I’d be, at least, distracted. Sober and in rehab I find that the TV sucks. A lot. Between 14 people and one TV in the common room and figuring out what to put on, while it can get funny, is also a bit annoying.
A few want to watch news, others cooking shows (which I love), yet still others reality shows. I could go to my room and put on something that I pick, but that’s reverting back into my shell and my antisocial behavior. Even though the anti-anxiety meds are helping a lot, I still have my anxiety and social anxiety and I want to continue getting more comfortable around people. So, I stay here.
As I’m writing this entry the TV has gone between local and world news, sports news, cooking reality shows and right now it’s AXMEN – so more reality TV. You learn a lot about people by what they want to watch.
Based on TV… maybe being sober isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. 🙂