It’s hard to find sanity while sober when those around you continue to drink. Any tips on staying sane?
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The biggest tip...put your sobriety first.
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I can only speak for me personally and you know where you are in your journey. I would say alcohol is neutral to me as a toilet seat or a hammer at this point in my journey. Yet to be honest alcohol was never my problem.. It was just a tool I used to control the bigger issue. The bigger vice I had was emotional control. How do I control how I feel with internal hormone changes or external wrongs I feel that I personalize. Once I began to get to the root of that. People drinking around me no longer bothered me . Yes people got on my nerves not because of the alcohol being there I and I couldn't partake but more so they were just annoying as fuuuuck.
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I had to put my sobriety first and realize that I only have control over me and my actions. I lived with a alcoholic for the last 2 years and it was difficult, I finally had enough and had to move on. Without my sobriety, I am not the person I need to be for my kids. Meetings and being around people in the fellowship have helped keep me sober.
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Man this was really on point, thank you
I went to 2 meetings a day in early sobriety. I had to change friends completely. Proud of you. Keep it up
In Louisiana alcohol is everywhere from church fairs to kids birthdays parties. The first events I went to were with friends that knew I quit. They respected it and without knowing, kept me accountable. I worked with my sponsor to make a plan for these situations. Talk to someone in sobriety before and after. Always have a way out. I was 4 months sober and we had to stay with friends after a hurricane. My wife and them were out side smoking and drinking. When I got uncomfortable, I simple got up and went in the house. No one judgement or anything. How your people handle it is almost always wooin your head.