Status check - how's everyone doing? This group means so much to me. Should we do a weekly meeting here to help each other on a virtual basis?

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Well I only decided to go sober 5 days ago, but so far so good! Everyone I’ve told has been very supportive and still invite me out, which I was worried about

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Congrats AD1! You are doing great!

Great idea!
Made it through a week of heavy meetings with post team heavy drinking & I stayed sober. Heard all the crazy stories. Glad I was not the topic of any of them 😂 reminded me why I choose not to drink anymore.

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16 days without a drink... I don’t think it’s a permanent shift for me (wasn’t intended to be)... but a necessary break to re-charge and focus. Feeling a renewed sense of positivity.

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I love that idea!

Great idea

How would we do that? What day and time? Maybe Wednesday? Like a midweek check-in?

I’m doing well but I have a feeling that I’m on my way out. I’m not a cultural fit (non drinker) and the agency is not doing well

I feel fine at work, of age don’t need to party but at home in my neighborhood, my husband and I feel isolated. There are wealthy drinkers all around, many don’t work at all. It’s weird. Maybe it’s us pulling away that makes them uncomfortable but being in the NE I realize non-drinking culture is not as evolved as say west coast, even Midwest..

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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 sometimes I really think I should!

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are you open about your sobriety with colleagues?

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