How have you changed since quitting?

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Old 07-19-2017, 07:33 PM
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Another way I've changed greatly is that I am pretty happy now. I used to be horribly depressed. I am on meds for depression, and now that I'm sober, they work as they should to keep the depression at bay.
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Old 08-04-2017, 08:43 AM
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I've been thinking about how sobriety allows me to be much more self reflective. I have a tendency to be kind of arrogant and reactionary and I'd like to change those qualities. I don't notice it while I'm doing it, but later when I think about how I behaved I think how I wish I had dialed myself down a few notches. When I was drinking there was little time or inclination to consider these things. I guess I think more about my role and reactions to life. I overreact sometimes and I don't know why. I wonder if it's anxiety or insecurity that makes me do that?
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Old 08-04-2017, 08:55 AM
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I am experiencing life rather than constantly restructuring and remodeling life.
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Old 08-04-2017, 11:51 AM
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I am happier.
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Old 08-05-2017, 12:14 AM
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I am quieter, I mind my own business, I don't push my way into other peoples business giving unasked for advice.

I think before acting. I am proactive rather than reactive.

I see red flags and move away from them instead of being drawn like a magnet towards them.
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Old 08-06-2017, 06:20 AM
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For me, I will say yes. I do everything I can daily to better my life too.
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