Dear Don W,
Maybe you need stay away from those people who turn their heads. Stay close to your AA friends. I had to turn my life around 180 degrees,which included a divorce.
I had to learn to live sober. I even had to learn to dance sober, type sober, communicate with my employer sober and make love sober. It was not over night. I had to unlearn twenty-five years of drinking. Actually, after the initial shock, I had fun getting sober. All my socializing was with AA fellows. Getting involved in AA, especially H & I, really was the answer. Participate in your recovery.
Love, Pickle
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