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    What have you noticed about your drinking buddies since you have been AF

    I noticed last night a FB friend of mine posting that she was watching a game and was upset because she had already drank two bottles of wine (and was out of AL) and was considering "going to the shops" for more. Others posted on her status and said to go ahead and get more! I know she had to work today too.

    I've only been AF 8 days, so I haven't much room to talk. Been there, done that. However, IMO, it doesn't take many days of AF to see how destructive AL can be.


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    #2
    What have you noticed about your drinking buddies since you have been AF

    LB, they won't think you're as much fun anymore, probably. Sometimes we have to change our associates at least for a while.
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      #3
      What have you noticed about your drinking buddies since you have been AF

      I don't have any drinking buddies. I was a sad, lonely, pathetic, secluded drinker. It's sort of made it easier to quit though, there's only one person that could pressure me to drink...and that's ME!
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        What have you noticed about your drinking buddies since you have been AF

        My buddies have been real supportive in my quit so I haven't lost anyone. I feel real fortunate.
        I quit drinking on March 8, 2020. Taking it One Day At A Time and no more taking my quit for granted.

        Also doing it for me. I got to stay sober for me.

        Just consecrate on today and do what you can to remain sober for today and worry about staying sober tomorrow, tomorrow.

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          #5
          What have you noticed about your drinking buddies since you have been AF

          I've noticed that some of my old drinking buddies don't care about my well being as I'd always thought. I'm probably not being fair.. they probably do care about me but care about finding someone to drink with more. Not out of rejection necessarily.. but because they want to drink. I remember it was a horrible feeling to drink alone in front of someone who wasn't drinking...

          Towards the end of my drinking days I preferred to drink alone myself.. that way I didn't have to worry about forgetting what I said. Too bad FB had so many clues!! I would post tons of things there drunk and have no recollection. Your friend on FB might not even know she posted that as her status. Because really, who would want to expose that on the world wide web for virtually... some however many friends she has.. (all walks of life I'm sure)... to see?

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            #6
            What have you noticed about your drinking buddies since you have been AF

            I have noticed that my drinking buddies really want me to join them and I don't want to get to the place where they go (slurry, bleary-eyed, sad...) and am glad I either don't drink or have just one or two. Watching drunks is by far the best lesson in why to stop..
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              #7
              What have you noticed about your drinking buddies since you have been AF

              I don't see them much any more. I am active and working out and in bed early, and they haven't changed. I dreaded this separation especially the last 5-10 years when I was still drinking and thinking about quitting. But to be perfectly honest it was a healthy transition for me and it has allowed me to grow and become a much stronger healthier person. I now spend more time with my wife and kids, I am not depressed and I am loving life and my new found freedom away from my drinking buddies....and they are all envious of how I look and how happy I am when we run into each other.

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