Do you have people who don't like you sober?
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I have terrible problems with driving. And Im actually a good driver. I started driking when I realized I was having problems going too far ftom house.
I was never that "likeable" due to childhood trauma.
People really never knew I was suffering UNTIL I started drinking.
Maybe that was the whole point. A cry for help.
And I was contantly needing validation. I hated that and I never knew why.
I was never that "likeable" due to childhood trauma.
People really never knew I was suffering UNTIL I started drinking.
Maybe that was the whole point. A cry for help.
And I was contantly needing validation. I hated that and I never knew why.
But the reasons WHY I am this way are so ingrained in me...but i had to learn that first...and now I am unlearning many behaviors..#1 whic is turning to alcohol when I'm not coping...and if I can do that...I know the rest will follow....
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haha..you are so RIGHT...It is the best thing...for me...but not for them...lol
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Sure, but the only ones who comment on it are my old drinking buddies. I don’t put much stock into their opinion of me as a non-drinker.
Other than that, it seems like I connect better with other people in my personal, professional, and volunteer life. I’m much more even-keeled, less reactive, available when I’m needed, and a pretty good socializer (which was news to me! I thought I was so bad at being around people).
All in all, I’ll take the haters because I gained so much more.
Other than that, it seems like I connect better with other people in my personal, professional, and volunteer life. I’m much more even-keeled, less reactive, available when I’m needed, and a pretty good socializer (which was news to me! I thought I was so bad at being around people).
All in all, I’ll take the haters because I gained so much more.
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