New to sobriety

I’ve been clean for a month now. It’s been really hard! Any advice?

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Trying therapy on sobering

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The only advice I usually give people for staying sober is: DON’T GET FUCKED UP…NO MATTER WHAT! That said, there’s a LOT of evidence supporting authentic connection with other people to be invaluable in staying sober/recovering. That has been my experience. To that end, I would say seek your people! Many people find it in recovery-focused communities like 12-step programs, Recovery Dharma, SMART groups, etc… Some find it through other avenues too. I think it’s vital to be willing to try stuff, open to things working or not working, and try other things until you find something that does. RUN THE EXPERIMENTS! There’s a LOT of support for you out here, and a LOT of life to live. Filling up the void that our using created (and could never fill) can be a delightful exploration if you take it on that way. Not to say it isn’t also hard or challenging…but it can be both! I genuinely LOVE being sober, SO much more than loved drinking, and mannnnnnn, I LOVED drinking…more than EVERYTHING for a while there… You’re not alone! Help helps!!

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This is key great feedback. Try different things until you find what sticks. Small group (or just one) good friend is more valuable than a million false ones

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Therapy, treatment, recovery meetings…doing the next right thing and following your gut and not your heart all can be helpful.

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How ya holding up @Nick111 ?

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