@jb_copeland: In recovery, boredom is often a mask for dopamine withdrawal. Don't confuse boredom with failure. It's actually the exact opposite. The boredom that you are feeling is success. You're not numb. Your reward system is just rebooting. Adding intentional novelty during this time is so important. Research in addiction recovery shows that novelty & play are key to long term emotional regulation. You need new inputs, new people (that are healthy for you - keep close the people that have been there for you), new hobbies, new spaces not to escape like you used to, but to rewire. Dr. Judson Brewer, who is an addiction psychiatrist, says that "curiosity is the antidote to craving. Be a kid an again. Get curious. Full episode out now.