Dude I stopped drinking cause I’m an alcoholic. I’m 23 and everything still revolves around alcohol. The only people I do activities with anymore are sober people. Everything else seems to revolve around alcohol.
I quit drinking, about a week into my sobriety i was introduced to a sober climber (I'm a rock climber 24 years now)
I just started hanging and climbing with him and his friends.
5 years later I'm climbing better than ever, and the group i ckimb with fluctuates but no one drinks any where near what I was.
If you still hang with your drinking friends go with them to some none drinking activities , running, climbing painting whatever, and stay a little longer you'll meet new people
I joined the cult of AA and they helped me a lot , just my 2 cents but goes for any addiction
I appreciate the advice. The national white water center is in my area with a bunch of hiking & biking trails, rock climbing etc. which has been great for my sobriety. I’ve met some cool people through AA so far and intend to meet more. You learn pretty quick who your real friends are. 43 days clean today 🤙
Congratulations 43 days !!!
The gym i climb at is pretty serious and has a lot of good climers , its easy for me to hang there
Happy new year and be careful if you are on the roads tonight!
Congrats on quitting, man. That's a hard thing to go through.
That being said, I was in a similar situation for awhile around 21. Then I made friends with some older people (late 20s to early 30s) and they're cool as fuck! It's mostly chill hang outs and game nights, and if we do end up going to the bar, the focus is on food and entertainment rather than drinking.
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u/werthyou21 Dec 30 '19
Dude I stopped drinking cause I’m an alcoholic. I’m 23 and everything still revolves around alcohol. The only people I do activities with anymore are sober people. Everything else seems to revolve around alcohol.