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Why Do I Have to Wait a Year to Date Someone?

Why Do I Have to Wait a Year to Date Someone?

If you are new in recovery, you may be disappointed that there is a suggestion to wait a whole 365 days before getting into a relationship. This opinion, which has been around for decades, is important to comprehend because the question still remains:  why shouldn’t people date in their first year of recovery?   You […]

Is There a Difference Between Abstinence and Sobriety?

When life gets difficult because of addiction, cessation from drugs and alcohol is the key to a better life. Someone who abstains from drugs and alcohol is giving themselves a chance at this better life that they are hoping for. Abstinence can really promote the emergence of a dry drunk rather than someone who trying […]

Now that I am Sober, Can I Still Hang Out with A Drunk Friend?

After a period of sobriety, you may come to crossroads in recovery when it comes to hanging out with friends who still drink. You put together a dinner party with a few close friends and find that one of your friends that you know from recovery has come to the event high or drunk. You […]

Why Does My Past Keep Coming Up?

As you are trudging the road of happy destiny living the sober life, you get stopped in your tracks as you hear about your past mistakes out the mouth of another. Up until this point everyone has been so supportive and encouraging, but this person, who does not seem mad at you, is stating unflattering […]

How Do I Celebrate Valentine’s Day Sober?

One of the best ways to stay sober is trying to not drink and use through any holidays. That means for 365 days straight you would try to stop being under the influence of one holiday to next. Now that Valentine’s Day is so close, you may be terrified as to how in the world […]

Leap Year Means a Bonus Day of Sobriety

Every four years a leap year happens to keep the calendar synchronized with each season. For some people, this means that they may have to wait an extra day to meet their sobriety milestones and for others, they have a bonus day to have another day of being sober, free, and alive.  What is so […]

Can I Get Sober for My Kids?

Can I Get Sober for My Kids?

You have been trying to get sober and nothing has worked. Now you are under the assumption that if you use your kids as a motive to get sober, you will not fail. After all, you are finally realizing your children are innocent bystanders that have been caught in the crossfire of your addiction. Taking […]

How Do I Go Public with My Sobriety?

How Do I Go Public with My Sobriety?

Figuring out the means to let others know that you have embarked on the journey of getting and staying sober can be quite difficult to discern. Sure, your parents, siblings, or best friend may know because they have witnessed all the adverse behaviors firsthand and are proud of your sobriety. The problem you are facing […]

Now That I Am Sober, Why Don’t I Fit In? 

Now That I Am Sober, Why Don’t I Fit In? 

There is often confusion among people who get sober. They are used to hanging around people who will cosign their habit without judgment although they need to start hanging around those who are also in recovery trying to guide them in accountability. If this sounds like something that you are dealing with right now, this […]

How to Migrate into Your Sobriety 

How to Migrate into Your Sobriety 

For recovery to work, change must take place which means everything in your life must go through a transformation. In other words, a complete migration into sobriety has to take place. The word migration is defined as “movement from one part of something to another”. Migration is often visualized as birds flying south for the […]

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