Can You Really Celebrate Sobriety If You're Not Really Sober?
By StacyB
@Srbageldog (7716)
United States
May 12, 2018 12:04am CST
I know a lady who is an alcoholic and a drug addict. Last fall she went to rehab (the second time within a year) and to this day she brags about her sobriety. But she's always posting on FB about going out for drinks and smoking pot. Sorry, but if you drink alcohol and are smoking pot, then you are not really sober. So I don't think you get to celebrate 6 months clean, because you are not. (You might be clean from the hard stuff, and that's to be commended, but you are definitely not sober.)
I know a lot of people who have this attitude, though. They think if they give up the hard drugs, they can keep drinking and smoking and still celebrate sobriety.
I don't think A.A. (Alcoholics Anonymous) and N.A. (Narcotics Anonymous) would agree. 
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@infatuatedbby (95001)
• United States
12 May 18
I agree with you, she is not "sober". 
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@Srbageldog (7716)
• United States
12 May 18
And the sad thing is, knowing her, if she continues to do these things, she'll wind up relapsing with the harder stuff, too. It's like watching a train wreck.
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@infatuatedbby (95001)
• United States
12 May 18
@Srbageldog It does not help her by posting on social media either.
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@infatuatedbby (95001)
• United States
12 May 18
@Srbageldog
Yeah, nope. I don't like the taste, texture, anything so I don't drink. I'd usually order boba, some sort of drink, or soda. I won't get water though. Lol.
But yeah some people just post whatever for attention so that can be what she's doing too.
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@LadyDuck (458091)
• Switzerland
12 May 18
@Srbageldog This is pretty ridiculous, if you need to take medications is not for your pleasure.
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@Srbageldog (7716)
• United States
13 May 18
@LadyDuck I agree completely. But I guess some addicts will abuse their medications to get high.
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@Srbageldog (7716)
• United States
12 May 18
That is my opinion also. I have heard that people in N.A. and A.A. don't even consider you clean if you take medicines prescribed by your doctor!
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@Courtlynn (66921)
• United States
12 May 18
totally agree that she is not sober. Sad..
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@Srbageldog (7716)
• United States
13 May 18
She shouldn't pat herself on the back and claim she is. That's sort of an insult to recovered addicts who actually ARE sober.
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
12 May 18
Well, isnt it there would be withdrawal during those times that she is sober? That is not sobriety for me.
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@Jessabuma (31700)
• Baguio, Philippines
12 May 18
Yes I totally agree with you..
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@Srbageldog (7716)
• United States
12 May 18
People are silly I guess. Their definition of "sober" isn't the same as ours...
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