E81: The Difference between Abstinence and Sobriety

Sober Friends

Matt J

12 Steps, Spirituality, Personal Journals, Mental Health, Sober, Recovery, Health & Fitness, Addiction, Religion & Spirituality, Alcohol Free, Sober Curious, Alcoholics Anonymous, Dry January, Society & Culture, Sobriety

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🗓️ 21 June 2022

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Send us Fan Mail The dictionary definitions of "Abstinence" and "Sobriety" look very similar. For the purpose of living a happy, joyous and free life in recovery, they can mean very different things. Overall, Matt, Steve and John identified Abstinent as being dry. This is a state where alcohol has been removed but nothing has come in to replace it. To get sober, you have to replace alcohol as the solution to your problems. We drank because it numbed the pain or...

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0:00.0	I've had a cholesterol problem since I'm 23 years old.
0:04.0	I take a high dose of a statin and it keeps my cholesterol rock bottom.
0:10.0	I can't just think about it.
0:11.6	You know, I just want to have that low cholesterol today.
0:14.4	I got to take that pill every day and I accept that.
0:17.0	And doing the things to stay sober is my statin pill.
0:23.3	I'm Matt.
0:24.3	Hey, I'm Steve.
0:25.3	Hey, I'm John.
0:26.5	This is the Sober Friends podcast.
0:29.2	We're here for The Sober Curious, the new guy, and the old timer.
0:33.7	We're here to talk about the stuff anyone looking to live, alcohol-free has to face day-to-day,
0:38.9	and we overcame those struggles.
0:40.7	We speak for no 12-step group, but we do try to remain anonymous.
0:44.6	You're not alone.
0:45.7	This is the Sober Friends podcast.
0:48.4	The topic tonight is something that I think anybody, whether they're new or older, can relate to.
0:55.8	And in kicking this around before starting the show, the idea of abstinence versus sobriety
1:03.0	is something that I think you can go back and forth with.
1:06.4	I think you can have periods of sobriety.
1:08.5	And then it moves into abstinence or dryness and back and forth
1:12.3	depending on what you're doing to treat your illness john and steve i in my life can think about a
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