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When sobriety reveals the impermanence of identity

I quit drinking six months ago and all my friendships feel hollow now, like I was only friends with the drunk version of myself.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Recovery exposes how much of relationship was built on who we used to be.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

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