First big social gathering this afternoon
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Join Date: Dec 2012
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Nothing. Absolutely nothing.
My friends who were there all chose not to drink (and others don't drink) because of me.....and I still just felt like I was going to cry. Old same social setting at friends house where I would always get drunk, always and I felt so sad and unable to be social at all.
My friends who were there all chose not to drink (and others don't drink) because of me.....and I still just felt like I was going to cry. Old same social setting at friends house where I would always get drunk, always and I felt so sad and unable to be social at all.
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Like any skill I think it takes time...we also have to work through our feelings about nor drinking/getting high...
That's why I had to be really particular about my social engagements for a while.
It's not easy, but neither is the life we're leaving behind.
It does get easier tho.
D
That's why I had to be really particular about my social engagements for a while.
It's not easy, but neither is the life we're leaving behind.
It does get easier tho.
D
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It's kind of like purgatory like someone said in another thread. Stuck in between. I do know that one path leads to destruction and the other to life though. Just want to experience that freedom. Can't wait. Sick of feeling like a freak!
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You'll get there and you'll learn to have fun too. I've done it, and I thought I was going to be a stick in the mud and I did okay. Even my drinking friends were okay for me to be around after a while, however if they started sounding drunk, that's usually when I left, because well... Drunk people don't make a lot of sense. Hee hee... 
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Hope you made it through OK. I always think it's best to skip the big social drinking hoo-has when you're newly sober, at least if it's something you can possibly avoid. When it's unavoidable, or when you've been sober awhile and feel ready, it's best to have a good plan in place for how you will cope with any uncomfortable thoughts/feelings, maybe have some phone numbers to call for support, and a way to leave early if things get too hairy.
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