Originally Posted by ScottFromWI

It's a pretty common frustration goodkitty so don't feel alone. Having said that, these people don't and won't ever understand what it means to be an alcoholic. We have a hard enough time understanding it ourselves.

Another think that is sometimes very difficult in early sobriety is that you may need to change the people you spend time with and the places you hang out. If you have someone that repeatedly doesn't respect your decision they may not be someone you need to associate with anymore. Many of my "friends" were really just drinking buddies...and once I quit drinking we literally had nothing in common anymore.

Setting boundaries is very important and also difficult...but it's part of the process.