I had to tell my old friends today that I

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I had to tell my old friends today that I was better off alone right now because I'm on a different path than they are it sucked it hurt my feelings really but it had to be done I got to worry about me right now and my sobriety so pray for me I'm still hanging in there

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#2

In sobriety you get to be selfish to work on yourself and find a whole new you. Embrace it. I have cut off so many people and honestly it has been so freeing!

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#3

Thank you for sharing with me it's hard I know but I know it's a blessing in the end God really keeping his hand on me it's a struggle but we can make it I know and thank you again

#4

Agreed, I’ve been sober for 17 years. Very early on my best friend told me when I decided to have a few beers to give him a call. I never did!

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So I really dislocated from past people, mentally, physically, emotionally and the last is the trick cuz how are there no emotion s

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I did the same thing many years ago when I first got sober. Problem was I never found another group of friends. I didn’t really build a sober life. I just tried to survive in a world full of drinking and partying. Stayed sober for a very long time but it was very lonely, and became more and more unhappy as time went by. Eventually I got to that point where I needed to run and hide again. I came back to my good old friend (drugs and alcohol). It felt wonderful for a bit, until I found myself in a deep dark hole again. Lost almost everything.
This time around (4 plus years) I have built a sober life and have sober friends. I’m happier today than I have been in decades. I go to 3-4 AA meetings a week. I have a sponsor, I sponsor a few guys, I work the steps to the best of my ability. I strongly recommend people in recovery to find sober friends and build a sober life. It’s not the only way, but in my experience it makes life a lot more rewarding and fun. If you can “tolerate” AA/NA, it can be a game changer