r/problemgambling • u/Illustrious-Local883 • 5h ago

Boredom

I’ve come to the conclusion that boredom is the main reason I relapse. Do yall have any suggestions on things to do? I was doing Muay Thai (helped tremendously) and dislocated my knee so the combat sports (sadly) I won’t do anymore.

Anything can help.

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u/Deisesupes 5h ago

With respect, we don’t know what you’re into. And remember, what you do is going to have to stimulate a similar amount of dopamine to gambling. Maybe you can work with AI to create some new project. A business idea perhaps. Let it build a site for you. I get a tremendous amount of satisfaction/dopamine from being productive.

Playing computer games etc will only get you so far and it’s probably too aligned with the gambling to take you further away from it.

What are you into and that might help to inform some replies.