Did COVID make your sobriety harder?

Recovery
#1

I was really starting to see the effects of my alcoholism around January of 2020. Getting locked-down made alcohol pretty difficult to get… the shelves were pretty empty at the grocery stores and when the liquor stores opened, the lines were ungodly long.

I went a long while without anything. I missed it, but there really was nothing I could do. For me, it was a good thing.

But then the bars opened on a limited basis. That probably really kicked my alcoholism up a notch. I was bad before, but late 2020 brought out a whole new drinker in me. I think I was afraid that everything could close the next day and I was making sure I took advantage of what time I had.

#2

Hi Marke, I was already sober for over a year when Covid hit, so my story might be slightly different, but for me it made it easier. I didn’t have to decline dinners I didn’t want to go to, or figure out my excuse for leaving early again. Since Covid I have strengthened those muscles (sobriety muscles of course!) and now I feel much more prepared in the world. It was like a cocoon for me to turn to mush and regrow in!

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#3

I think a lot of us were stock piling the alcohol just in case. In December 2020, I went to rehab. I had nothing better to do.

#4

I could use that one for an excuse​:laughing::sweat_smile:

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#5

Very true!

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#6

I went to my first rehab in march of 2020 so right when Covid hit. Got out of rehab to a completely different world, no job, no meetings. Sitting home alone all day wasn’t the reason I relapsed but definitely didn’t help. I know many people who struggled with sobriety when Covid first hit but I know in my heart it was an excuse to relapse for myself personally

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#7

The pandemic is when my drinking got out of hand. Iv always been a binge drinker but during COVID I was drinking before the sun came up just to stop the shakes so I can Hold it together for my morning meetings. I was in a really bad place.

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