# Sober with Sibling (tips welcomed!)
**URL:** https://talkingsober.com/t/sober-with-sibling-tips-welcomed/186758
**Category:** Life in Recovery
**Created:** [September 4, 2024, 7:24am UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/sober-with-sibling-tips-welcomed/186758 "2024-09-04T07:24:46Z")
**Posts on this page:** 11
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### Author:  [@vvv](https://talkingsober.com/u/vvv)
#### Post date: [September 4, 2024, 7:24am UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/sober-with-sibling-tips-welcomed/186758/1 "2024-09-04T07:24:47Z")
Hi,
My brother and I decided to get sober since the first of this month. He was struggling with alcohol a lot more than usual and I told him that I’d go sober with him so that he wouldn’t have to go solo. My family has a history of alcoholism and I’ve had my times where I was definitely consuming too much for the wrong reasons.
I’m hoping that doing this together will make it easier for us both but I’m open to any tips that people may have on what they do with loved ones when sober? We were thinking of movie/game nights with family. I’m not opening it quite yet to friends, as they all enjoy drinking and I feel as though it’d be too tempting, especially this early on.
Here’s to feeling happier and better! x
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### Author:  [@Dan531](https://talkingsober.com/u/Dan531)
#### Post date: [September 4, 2024, 8:06am UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/sober-with-sibling-tips-welcomed/186758/2 "2024-09-04T08:06:27Z")
Welcome to TS 🙂. There is plenty of great advice and shared experiences here.
> [@Your #1 tip for sobriety (over 2 years sober)](https://talkingsober.com/t/your-1-tip-for-sobriety-over-2-years-sober/155853):
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> How many days sober are you and what is your #1 tip for people if you could only give 1. I’ll go first. I have 1,832 days sober today and my best tip is work on your sobriety every single day. If that’s spending time here, going to meetings, reading sobriety literature, listening to sobriety podcasts whatever it is do it every day.
> [@What's YOUR plan?](https://talkingsober.com/t/whats-your-plan/177233):
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> If you hang out on Talking Sober long enough, you will undoubtedly see someone, usually one returning from a relapse, being asked, “What’s your plan (to staying sober)?”. While this question may often be rhetorical, it is an important one to answer for yourself. I feel that sobriety has 4 distinct phases that you should plan for. The Pre-quit phase (days/weeks leading up to quitting) The Withdrawal Phase (Day 1 to Day 30) The Post-Withdrawal Phase (Day 30 to Day 90) The Sustain/Recovery Phase…
A couple of links above to check out if you’d like. Best wishes!
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### Author:  [@HoofHearted](https://talkingsober.com/u/HoofHearted)
#### Post date: [September 4, 2024, 3:51pm UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/sober-with-sibling-tips-welcomed/186758/3 "2024-09-04T15:51:05Z")
> [@vvv](#):
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> We were thinking of movie/game nights with family
This sounds fantastic!
My sister quit about a year before I did and she lived about a mile from me. We did a lot of things together early on in my sobriety. We went to gym everyday, went to lunch and had movie nights. It really helped because being alone, I would’ve gone crazy.
I pretty much stayed away from friends for the first year… and then I found out my “friends” were only friends when I was drinking. Typical.
I made some new friends that didn’t drink, that was good.
So, I guess my tip would be to gravitate to those with the same mindset and goals. Do that, and you will set yourself up for success.
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### Author:  [@tailee17](https://talkingsober.com/u/tailee17)
#### Post date: [September 4, 2024, 7:18pm UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/sober-with-sibling-tips-welcomed/186758/4 "2024-09-04T19:18:54Z")
Welcome, this is the place to be to beat alcoholism. Stay connected!
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### Author:  [@19801](https://talkingsober.com/u/19801)
#### Post date: [September 4, 2024, 7:25pm UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/sober-with-sibling-tips-welcomed/186758/5 "2024-09-04T19:25:52Z")
@HoofHearted great share👍
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### Author:  [@SoberVigilant](https://talkingsober.com/u/SoberVigilant)
#### Post date: [September 4, 2024, 7:56pm UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/sober-with-sibling-tips-welcomed/186758/6 "2024-09-04T19:56:42Z")
Welcome yo TS! Best wishes to you and your brother. 🙏
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### Author:  [@vvv](https://talkingsober.com/u/vvv)
#### Post date: [September 4, 2024, 9:31pm UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/sober-with-sibling-tips-welcomed/186758/7 "2024-09-04T21:31:52Z")
Thank you so much for taking the time to post these, I’ll definitely be taking a look at them today! Hope your day is well!
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### Author:  [@vvv](https://talkingsober.com/u/vvv)
#### Post date: [September 4, 2024, 9:34pm UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/sober-with-sibling-tips-welcomed/186758/8 "2024-09-04T21:34:22Z")
Going to the gym is a great idea! I have noticed that drinking put a few pounds on me 😅
Yup, I can already sense that I’ll be seeing some people less often now that I’m attempting to be sober. On the bright side, it’ll weed out those that weren’t ever truly my friends but simply “those that only wanted to party with me.”
I appreciate all of the tips, thank you!
Hope your day goes well! 😊
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### Author:  [@vvv](https://talkingsober.com/u/vvv)
#### Post date: [September 4, 2024, 9:35pm UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/sober-with-sibling-tips-welcomed/186758/9 "2024-09-04T21:35:21Z")
Thank you for the warm welcome! 🙂
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### Author:  [@vvv](https://talkingsober.com/u/vvv)
#### Post date: [September 4, 2024, 9:36pm UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/sober-with-sibling-tips-welcomed/186758/10 "2024-09-04T21:36:04Z")
Thank you so much! 😊
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### Author:  [@SoberVigilant](https://talkingsober.com/u/SoberVigilant)
#### Post date: [September 5, 2024, 9:52am UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/sober-with-sibling-tips-welcomed/186758/11 "2024-09-05T09:52:41Z")
You’re very welcome