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Once you have decided to get some help and made the choice to quit drinking you may ask yourself how do I live sober? This is a good question and a difficult one for many. Often people that are recovering alcoholics will avoid potential situations all together. This means they may not go out to the after work day party, avoid the night out with the guys, basically become a hermit. It is important that for the first while after you have quit this is normal. But as time goes on you really need to be able to live sober and not limit yourself based on the chance of giving in. At this point you should have the necessary coping skills in place.
Once you are comfortable heading out to clubs, or other events where they will be serving alcohol be aware of your surroundings. Grab yourself a favorite non alcoholic drink and mingle about. Many suggest arriving a little late to the event, and then leaving early. This allows for things to get going and you can slip in unnoticed. One cool thing that I like to recommend is too people watch. Pick out a select few and watch how they change through the night. It can be comical and sad at the same time. It is rather easy as well to pick out the problem drinkers in a large crowd. Watching how various individuals night unfolds can be entertaining.
For a number of alcoholics they abuse alcohol in order to make themselves feel good. They get a few into them and they can loosen up and talk to people. They often become the life of the party. That is until the switch clicks off after the 8th, 9th or 10th drink. Suddenly they become angry, loud, belligerent, abusive, or they may go the other way, they may become sad, teary, depressed, and even suicidal.
It is very important tin recovery that you come too terms with who you are. You need to build up your self esteem. Become that person pre 8th-9th and 10th drink, be the outgoing guy, the life of the party, but to it sober.
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