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How sobriety changes social belonging

I've been sober for six months and my old friends keep inviting me to bars, saying I'm 'no fun anymore' since I stopped drinking.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Recovery from addiction often requires abandoning social contexts that were fundamental to previous identity construction.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Life transitions as identity events?”

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