Boredom Management Vancouver WA

Boredom is a complex and interesting emotion. Many different feelings may be associated with it. For instance, boredom may be accompanied by anxiety, apathy, irritability, or lethargy. It's not a really strong emotion; it just kind of nags at you. It can sneak up because it’s hard to identify.

Life Line Connections
(360) 397-8246
1601 East 4th Plain Street
Vancouver, WA
Hotline
(360) 397-8246x7486
Services Provided
Substance abuse treatment, Detoxification
Types of Care
Residential short-term treatment (30 days or less), Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days), Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents, Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Pregnant/postpartum women, Women, Men, Criminal justice clients
Language Services
ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired

Data Provided by:
Veterans Affairs Medical Center
(360) 690-1841
1601 East 4th Plain Boulevard
Vancouver, WA
Services Provided
Substance abuse treatment
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Seniors/older adults, Women, Men, DUI/DWI offenders

Data Provided by:
Daybreak/Vancouver
(360) 750-9588
2924 Falk Road
Vancouver, WA
Services Provided
Substance abuse treatment
Types of Care
Residential short-term treatment (30 days or less), Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days)
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents
Language Services
ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired

Data Provided by:
Rivercrest Treatment Center
(360) 696-3307
1801 D Street
Vancouver, WA
Services Provided
Substance abuse treatment
Types of Care
Outpatient

Data Provided by:
Columbia Treatment Services
(360) 694-7484
7017 NE Highway 99
Vancouver, WA
Services Provided
Substance abuse treatment
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
DUI/DWI offenders

Data Provided by:
Cowlitz Tribal Treatment Vancouver
(360) 397-8228
1601 East 4th Plain Boulevard
Vancouver, WA
Services Provided
Substance abuse treatment
Types of Care
Outpatient
Language Services
Spanish

Data Provided by:
Columbia River Mental Health
(360) 993-3000
6926 East 4th Plain Boulevard
Vancouver, WA
Services Provided
Substance abuse treatment, Methadone Maintenance, Methadone Detoxification
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents, Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Seniors/older adults, Pregnant/postpartum women, Women, Men
Language Services
ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired, Arabic, Indonesian, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, Vietnamese

Data Provided by:
Northwest CD Professionals
(360) 737-1994
1515 Broadway Street
Vancouver, WA
Services Provided
Substance abuse treatment
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
DUI/DWI offenders

Data Provided by:
Western Psychological and
(360) 906-1190
7507 NE 51st Street
Vancouver, WA
Services Provided
Substance abuse treatment
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents

Data Provided by:
Right Choice Vancouver
(360) 696-1023
111 West 39th Street
Vancouver, WA
Services Provided
Substance abuse treatment
Types of Care
Outpatient

Data Provided by:
Data Provided by:

Boredom Management

Form 4E

Boredom Management

Optional Exercise

For many people who use marijuana, boredom is a trigger to smoke. Sometimes it is boredom associated with a tedious or uninteresting job. Perhaps it is a way to fill weekday evening hours after dinner but before bedtime. At other times, getting stoned is a way to spend a weekend when nothing else has been planned.

Boredom is a complex and interesting emotion. Many different feelings may be associated with it. For instance, boredom may be accompanied by anxiety, apathy, irritability, or lethargy. It’s not a really strong emotion; it just kind of nags at you. It can sneak up because it’s hard to identify.

Discussing boredom and how to handle it can make you aware of its influence on your behavior and prepare you to cope with it.

A Boring Story

Jan was in her mid-30s when she began to think she needed to quit smoking pot. Sometimes she enjoyed it, but after 15 years of regular use Jan was unhappy with herself for smoking so much marijuana. She began every day with a hit and smoked every hour or two throughout the day.

Several times in the past few years she had tried to cut back to smoking just in the evenings and on weekends. A few times she kept to her limits, but inevitably she’d inch her way back up. When she thought about it, she recognized that she slipped back to getting stoned because she couldn’t handle the boredom she felt when she was straight. Her job wasn’t stimulating; she was a reception...

Click here to read the rest of this article from Sober Recovery


Featured Facilities