re: Six months sober today

Just remember to "play the tape all the way through to the end" when a cold beer sounds good.

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If so, what do you do for entertainment/fun or better yet, how do you socialize with friends and meet people?

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The things that were fun are more fun. Football games, crawfish boils, the beach, weddings. All the things I thought I needed beer for are 100x more fun now. It's crazy how it works.

Meet and socialize with people is more enjoying and not as stressful. It's amazing how many more people want to hang out with someone that lives right. Sporting events, dinners, church, etc. The groups get as big or stay as small as you want and you're not just meeting people you'll never remember. Like anything else, it takes time and doesn't happen overnight.

Yeah, I didn't frick around.

It was awesome until it wasn't.

I wasted a lot of good drugs sitting in my underwear playing Madden near the end.

if you should have quit 10 years ago, you must be late 20s at least. Life is just getting started.

there are some good volunteer groups, etc. for things to do to keep your mind off the old habits, and to me, these are the things that give me a high. Well, not quite the same high, but at least they make me feel all warm and fuzzy inside that I've done some good and feel appreciated. That is really what the human mind needs.
The drugs try to self induce your warm feelings, whereas these activities really do create it.
It can be a hard line to manage your impulses and cravings, so kudos to you for the 6 months and may there be many more good months and years to come.

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Nice! Feels good huh

Congrats
The first six months was the most difficult time for me. You're rolling now.

Keep it up buddy