people hear the word sober and run 
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Because being sober is bad a$$ and they can't do it!
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didn’t think of it that way
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I run towards it!!! Those are my people!
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They should hear the word liver transplant then see how they react. I was told if people that drink avoid you it’s because they won’t admit that they have a have a problem so we become a threat to them. Well I would rather be a threat then be in a hospital hoping that the liver I would hopefully get doesn’t get rejected. My friend dealing with this now. 
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The difference we can be fun and own it. No excuses. We don’t need liquid courage. I’m more open and fun now. 10 years in recovery and if others pass judgement on the fact that I don’t drink, it’s their loss.
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If that makes them run than that probably means I don’t want to have then around so run Forrest run 
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I don’t worry about what people say or do because I’m concentrating on saving my life right now
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I got two brothers who was taken prematurely by this disease and I don’t want to be number three
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I hear that! Especially in the dating world! But maybe that’s a good thing?
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Not from me. I just went to watch some football at a local bar, had a coke and some fried cheese, and exchanged numbers with the cute bartender!
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Yes I don’t know if I should be upfront about it or not
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The A.A. program has taught me to take anonymity seriously. So not a lot of people know that I’m sober. Outside of the people in my local A.A. club and this app.
Because of my sobriety and this way of life I am now a functioning member of society. I blend in today, nobody really needs to know. I just tell them I don’t drink. If they need a reason and I’m willing to give them one, I say I’m allergic. Or, that I do better without it.
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Not the right people. God will close or not open doors for us that we can’t:pray: what you see depends on where and what we are looking for:muscle:
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Let them! It will be so much better for you in the long run. I know it’s super disappointing but at the ones that run are better than ones that BS you.
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It makes a lot of people uncomfortable bc they ate either consciously or subconsciously addicted. It's like talking about a passion for fitness around people who don't work out and hate to sweat. It just doesn't make sense. Avoid the topic around these people is what I do. And if anyone asks me why I quit I tell them bc it gave me high blood pressure which is true (although there were many other reasons to stop poisoning myself).
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That’s a blessing honestly! Let them run while you walk towards your new sober life. 🫶🏽
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Parroting what others have said... I used to be one of those people who ran, and that’s because I couldn’t enjoy anyone’s company without drinking, and I’m betting neither can they. It’s good that you got the out, but I know it’s a shitty thing to have happen to you. It’s part of your social adjustment.
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A lot of people feel lame without a D.O.C. A lot people find the thought of being their true selves either excruciating or absolutely terrifying. If they dont like themselves sober, then they definitely don’t believe that you will. They’re not running from you. They are running from themselves. dramtic/sad violin music plays
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I’ve been treated over the years, mostly by strangers, as if i have leprosy once they’ve heard i don’t drink anymore. It used to annoy me honestly but that thankfully my thought process has changed. Let them talk. Let them think. Doesn’t change the fact that I’m better than i used to be.
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