Im 3 days sober, but my best friend is not. He's my favorite person... and he needs help. I don't know what to do. Everytime we talk about getting sober he vents for awhile then ends up ignoring it all and goes back to the same shit....tips?
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Worry about yourself. We can't control people, places or things. If you stay sober & he sees how good your life is getting, he will want what you have.
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I agree with Steve. Take care of yourself and model the behavior. Most likely he will see the positive changes in your life and want what you have.
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We have to get sober for us. After that, others may follow, or they may not. That’s not our problem. Can’t set yourself on fire to keep somebody else warm.
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Find a new friend.move on.
You really need to focused on healing yourself. You are the company you keep. The first thing I had to do was be 100% committed to cutting ties with those who use. It’s also important to have quality recovery. The whole “dry drunk” philosophy. I write 10 reasonable goals I’d like to accomplish down on a piece of paper every morning and reflect on them. If you can get driven by a goal and really try to desire that goal things will be amazing. When you get sober you find out who your real friends are.
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I love that, "can't set yourself on fire to keep somebody else warm. " I wish I would have thought of it that way a long time ago, it would have saved me some trouble.
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