8 months here. Biggest thing I deal with is boredom.
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I was sober for 5 years. And then, I blew it big time and went on a ābender!ā Iām 3 months sober now. Why I did the slip? Its the Addictive mind. I am bearing the consequences of my lapse; they are multiple and somewhat painful. I guess Iām trying to rebuild my social circle too. Dave.
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Almost six years sober . Hi. Iām new to this app too. Biggest thing I deal with is loneliness.
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Good evening welcome I have been sober for 5 years
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Same here why is getting high an escape from boredom??
And yes, the loneliness sucks but I have come to realize that for the past 10 or so years, I was lonely in rooms filled with other lonely drunks and alcoholics. The booze took a lot away from my social skills and interactions. Long ago, I would go out to meet new people and spend time with friends. You knowā¦socialize.
Sometime ago, that switched and I just went out to get drunk and talk with anybody whoād go drink for drink with me. We would bond for a few hours, get shitty and then go our separate ways. I canāt even comprehend how many so called friends Iāve had in the past 20 years. None of them remain in my life. Its sad, but so was the relationship I had with booze. Slowly but surely trying to build friendships with real people again. Its hard, especially living in a college town at 50+.
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Keep going though! I will!
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Hi! I have 7 years by the grace of my higher power and the power of the rooms . Thanks AA!! Loneliness is hard , I just went thru a horrible divorce and Iāve been alone a lot . I donāt have many sober friendsā¦ a few but not many . Most of my friends drink , but not like me 
I donāt miss it, my friends that do drink have a lot of respect for me and getting sober so itās nice we are able to still be friends and remain extremely close . They donāt drink like us , or I wouldnāt associate with them vice versa . This thing we do is NOT easy ā¦.
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Me too bro
Find a hobby you love and learn as much as you can about it and do it as often as you possibly can . That helps boredom, at least for me it does
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Grateful for 17 years of sobriety. 9/10/05
Hi Erica, welcome 
, I hope you'll find loosid helpful, I jump on and off from time to time but I use it as a sobriety tracker and to help others who I identify with, on the 29th of May I will celebrate one year in recovery 
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Hi! Doing good! Been sober approximately 4 months.
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How you doing Erica my name Demetrick been sober for 10 months and 13 days glad happy to meet you
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Almost 3 years sober . Always can use more sober friends.
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Hi Erica,
15 months and going strong! Learning to live life on lifeās terms! Hope you are well?
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Me too.
You too hat?
What?
Just hit 6 months last Monday
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