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A place for people who are curious about sobriety or sober in advertising.
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2 weeks sober today. Glad I stumbled on this group. Any advice for someone who's just starting out?

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I'm moving to NYC in three weeks. Meeting suggestions in SoHo and midtown?

You guys are great. Serious question for all... when was the last time you drank and why was it the last time?

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Soberrecovery.com is a great resource if you aren't sure about 12 stepping things

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Seattle here. I had a 18 month stint of sobriety about 6 years ago. Fell off and now I'm slippin once again. I know being a dry drunk does not work for me. Glad this group is here. Time to re-make… more

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Favorite meetings in NYC?

7 yrs

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I've found it's just easier to be transparent. Nobody really cares. And it actually opens other people up

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4 years next month

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NYC

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How long have you been sober?

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NY

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Minneapolis

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sofla

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I try not to glorify it, but I'll make jokes about my past. Everyone knows I'm sober, though I rarely namedrop AA.

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Sometimes I let people know I'm sober. I don't talk about the 12 steps unless someone asks. I try to practice attraction rather than promotion. Also I've never done a noon meeting but some… more

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SC brings up another point, do you let your team and supervisors know you are in recovery? I have always lived by the adage I may be the only Big Book anyone sees, so I always let my co-workers and ma… more

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NYC

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Florida, formerly MPLS. Totally take noon meetings. My CDs know I'm garbage without a program.

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Dallas

Do any of you take extended lunches to take in a noon meeting on rough days?

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Toronto

Minneapolis

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Where you all located? I'll start: seattle!

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Yep. Thanks :)

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Thanks for creating this room.

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