i got sober this year, no alcohol (that was my thing), no weed (never my thing). i watched my mom drink herself to death a few years ago, so that was some motivation, and now booze just seems gross. i feel so much better, but where did all the people go? i love that you write about sobriety, it feels like a spindle of sober community. thank you.
Congratulations on getting sober!! I know the pain of witnessing and losing someone close to you to alcohol and substance abuse.
It does make it all feel gross when you see it pushed on people to ‘feel good and find relief’ and it’s slowly killing them. And this…
“I feel so much better, but where did all the people go?” That question has hit me emotionally in a variety of ways since I started this journey in 2012. It took a long time and a lot of self love/understanding/acceptance to be okay with losing most of my “friends”. I would have never believed that one day I would land with, I rather be sober and friendless than drinking and surrounded by people and truly believe it. I’m not sure if you saw that I have wrote another substack called This Side of Sober. There will be more of a focus on the topic there if you want to join 💕 I’ll link it below this comment. Thank you sharing with me!!!
i meant to reply sooner, oops! thank you for responding, and yes, i'm onto thissideofsober! i appreciate you for shining the light on addiction, and for providing the spark of community here. its tough to find my people... i don't feel like a good fit for AA but i'd love to find some sober community that meets in person...
That’s definitely a buzz kill. I’ve noticed that alcohol hits me harder now that I’m “of a certain age” and, thankfully don’t have a problem with it. Unless margaritas are involved. Device addiction? Yep. Got that lately. I told myself I would be on Substack for less time today. So far, I haven’t lived up to my own promise. I think it’s a way to avoid grief. But it’s making me feel bad in other ways. Ugh! Thanks for this post. Very eye-opening.
Damn those margaritas!! 😂😂 It is like a game of whack a mole…. I often say, if it isn’t a martini it’s a man, if it isn’t a man it’s Mastercard, if it isn’t a Mastercard, it’s a muffin. Insatiable creatures! Having the awareness to examine if it’s a problem in our lives is a positive. Admittedly, I do feel bad leaving this comment because I know I may have just sucked you back on to substack. 😬
i got sober this year, no alcohol (that was my thing), no weed (never my thing). i watched my mom drink herself to death a few years ago, so that was some motivation, and now booze just seems gross. i feel so much better, but where did all the people go? i love that you write about sobriety, it feels like a spindle of sober community. thank you.
Congratulations on getting sober!! I know the pain of witnessing and losing someone close to you to alcohol and substance abuse.
It does make it all feel gross when you see it pushed on people to ‘feel good and find relief’ and it’s slowly killing them. And this…
“I feel so much better, but where did all the people go?” That question has hit me emotionally in a variety of ways since I started this journey in 2012. It took a long time and a lot of self love/understanding/acceptance to be okay with losing most of my “friends”. I would have never believed that one day I would land with, I rather be sober and friendless than drinking and surrounded by people and truly believe it. I’m not sure if you saw that I have wrote another substack called This Side of Sober. There will be more of a focus on the topic there if you want to join 💕 I’ll link it below this comment. Thank you sharing with me!!!
i meant to reply sooner, oops! thank you for responding, and yes, i'm onto thissideofsober! i appreciate you for shining the light on addiction, and for providing the spark of community here. its tough to find my people... i don't feel like a good fit for AA but i'd love to find some sober community that meets in person...
Good to hear and happy to hear you found This Side of Sober ❤️
https://open.substack.com/pub/thissideofsober?r=h77qf&utm_medium=ios
All so true. Thanks for writing about it
Thank you for reading!!! 💌
That’s definitely a buzz kill. I’ve noticed that alcohol hits me harder now that I’m “of a certain age” and, thankfully don’t have a problem with it. Unless margaritas are involved. Device addiction? Yep. Got that lately. I told myself I would be on Substack for less time today. So far, I haven’t lived up to my own promise. I think it’s a way to avoid grief. But it’s making me feel bad in other ways. Ugh! Thanks for this post. Very eye-opening.
Damn those margaritas!! 😂😂 It is like a game of whack a mole…. I often say, if it isn’t a martini it’s a man, if it isn’t a man it’s Mastercard, if it isn’t a Mastercard, it’s a muffin. Insatiable creatures! Having the awareness to examine if it’s a problem in our lives is a positive. Admittedly, I do feel bad leaving this comment because I know I may have just sucked you back on to substack. 😬
I have a problem. 🙃
😂😂😂