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Addiction & Recovery

bif

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7. I'm lucky. I didn't lose any friends because

Reply to multigraincracker (Reply #2)

Thu Oct 27, 2022, 02:40 PM

Oct 2022

None of my friends were as big of drinkers as I was. It seems like heavy drinkers have friends who are drinkers, and that's just about all they have in common. So when they lose them as friends, they' really aren't losing a whole lot.

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Another benefit for quitting drinking [View all] bif Oct 2022 OP

well done! Skittles Oct 2022 #1

When I became drug free, I lost multigraincracker Oct 2022 #2

Yep Timewas Oct 2022 #3

I withdrew from drinkers I had associated with..so I guess I Tikki Oct 2022 #4

I'm lucky. I didn't lose any friends because bif Oct 2022 #7

Enjoy your freedom. You are no longer a slave to some substance. Good on ya. applegrove Oct 2022 #5

good for you.... bahboo Oct 2022 #6

Thank You Bif for posting for posting the Original Post.. Well Said Stuart G Nov 2022 #8