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Originally Posted by roadrunnerbeepbeep
If these friends were drinking too, I'd suggest not being around them in the immediate future. Avoiding slippery places (like bars) & slippery people (drinkers, even if they aren't what you'd consider drunks) is sensible, especially in the early days of sobriety.
You need a support system with people who will help you stay firm in your decision to not drink, not people who will keep you company when you do. I'm not scolding you, just saying I wasn't able to stay away from my drinking friends initially & that's why I had to go inpatient to get sober.
Your drinking friends, who may truly want the best for you they think, don't really want you to quit altogether. You could make them look bad--especially if there's any chance any of them might have a drinking "problem."
Stay with it. You can do this.  |
I know you're not scolding me, it's okay. I need to hear these kinds of things. 
Quite the contrary actually, only one other person out of 12 was drinking. I don't actually have drinking friends, it was something I did on my own. These are just my normal, every day friends, who have no idea about my drinking.
Thank you for the support. 
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