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Addiction & Recovery

Rebl2

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15. I am

Reply to blm (Reply #3)

Sun Oct 3, 2021, 10:50 AM

Oct 2021

right there with you!

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Had a really rough time last night. [View all] bif Oct 2021 OP

Yes Timewas Oct 2021 #1

you did good! markie Oct 2021 #2

Small talk is torturous for me blm Oct 2021 #3

I am Rebl2 Oct 2021 #15

Count me out of small talk too dickthegrouch Oct 2021 #39

Drunks can be hard to take when you are sober. cutroot Oct 2021 #4

just plain obnoxious -(nt)- stopdiggin Oct 2021 #18

You did good. I was at a birthday party recently Croney Oct 2021 #5

+1 LizBeth Oct 2021 #7

Good morning! Anon-C Oct 2021 #6

You handled the situation perfectly and indeed, skip these events entirely MLAA Oct 2021 #8

Outdoors, I hope. marybourg Oct 2021 #9

Indoors and outdoors. bif Oct 2021 #10

Another good reason to make an appearance and then split. marybourg Oct 2021 #13

You did the right thing for yourself The Blue Flower Oct 2021 #11

grab a gingerale in a cocktail glass onethatcares Oct 2021 #12

I'm not totally sober LittleGirl Oct 2021 #14

Way to go. You are taking a BIG step. Tommymac Oct 2021 #16

My wife is totally supportive bif Oct 2021 #26

drunks are really not that much fun stopdiggin Oct 2021 #17

Drink something safe IbogaProject Oct 2021 #19

I always get a soda water with a lime twist bif Oct 2021 #25

And some of the craft NA's are pretty good. bif Oct 2021 #27

You have 3 years plus change under your belt. You did good. yonder Oct 2021 #20

Get high instead. Joe Nation Oct 2021 #21

Joe Nation coming into a group for addicts & alcoholics & suggesting another chemical to blank out irisblue Oct 2021 #22

Cannabis isn't an additive substance. Joe Nation Oct 2021 #34

Dude, why are you in Addiction & Recovery group being trifling? irisblue Oct 2021 #36

Dude, I know more about addiction than you can possibly imagine. Joe Nation Oct 2021 #38

Uh, pretty shitty and insensitive suggestion. bif Oct 2021 #23

Sounds like you need to get high too Joe Nation Oct 2021 #35

Do what ya gotta do. barbtries Oct 2021 #24

Thanks for posting your comments. bif Oct 2021 #30

I think there are levels of addiction. barbtries Oct 2021 #31

It's mainly that I don't like being around drunks bif Oct 2021 #32

peer pressure is real. barbtries Oct 2021 #33

Congrats on doing the most important thing to you and your life. It's not easy in today's world SWBTATTReg Oct 2021 #28

The hosts were great. bif Oct 2021 #40

Good for you. I note how many of our societal functions revolve around alcohol, and how c-rational Oct 2021 #29

From strength to strength. JudyM Oct 2021 #37

Good for you! Rhiannon12866 Oct 2021 #41