Social anxiety started me drinking, and then took on a life of its own, causing me to isolate so that I could drink more.
A big and hard part of my recovery was reconnecting with and rebuilding friendships with non-drinking friends. But I've done it, took about 5 years, and now I have a reasonable network of friends.
It is a vicious cycle, but it is possible to break it.
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"I danced in the morning when the world was begun. I danced in the moon and the stars and the sun". From my favourite hymn.
"If you see the wonder in a fairy tale, you can take the future even if you fail." Abba
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