Almost 2 weeks with no alcohol. Noticing positive changes all around.
Since COVID happened I started spending a lot of time on the internet and have made some friends on Discord, Twitch, etc. Many of those friends smoke a lot of pot, and most of them are high all day and talk a lot about being/getting high.
I find myself struggling to enjoy hanging out with them as much since I am trying to distance myself from my vice.
Do you all have similar experiences? Am I thinking about this too hard or taking it too seriously?
I had to change people places and things. I told my friends my situation. Those that were true friends, stuck around and we enjoyed sober things. Those that didnt understand, are no longer in my life.
Hi @wayneisunderrated its perfectly normal and lots of us have definitely been there Your evolving into a person who doesn’t need to use substances to live your life ,they however are and it’s just not fun anymore listening to people who do .we tend to leave people like that behind when we get sober. and are attracted to people who are doing likeminded sober things living life on life’s terms happy joyous and free of addiction s I hope that helps keep on keeping on odaat
Congratulations on almost 2 weeks sober! This is a very normal experience for i believe many of us. It was for me. Once getting clean, i began to realize how very little in common i had with my “friends” that used. We were on very different playing fields and i slowly began to distance myself from them. Some of my so called friends actually distanced themselves from me too bcuz i was clean and i guess that made them feel uncomfortable. Either way, that distance was for my own benefit bcuz it was easier to stay clean when i wasnt around it or having to hear about it constantly. If u dont enjoy hanging out with them, u dont have to Why put urself thru that when u dont enjoy it. U can always have a chat with them and let them know about ur decision to get sober and see if they can maybe not talk about smoking pot when ur around. Idk if that would work tho.
Thanks, guys. I really appreciate the insights. I’m weighing it all and talking about it in therapy. I just have to remember why I’m doing this. Overall health, mental and physical.
Why put urself thru that when u dont enjoy it. U can always have a chat with them and let them know about ur decision to get sober and see if they can maybe not talk about smoking pot when ur around. Idk if that would work tho.