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When Sobriety Means Losing Your Social Identity

I quit drinking six months ago and all my friendships were built around bars and now I sit alone every weekend wondering who I am without alcohol.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Recovery can require mourning not just the substance but the entire social architecture built around it.

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