E91: Behaving Alcoholically

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

4.3 • 722 Ratings

🗓️ 6 September 2022

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Send us Fan Mail Alcoholic behavior, obviously shows up when you are drinking. Just because you get sober and don't drink, doesn't mean your alcoholic behavior goes away. If you don't work on your recovery, this behavior can come back right, quick! We can behave alcoholically when the following happens: Not going to meetingsCalling other alcoholicsPracticing the principals of 12 step programsYou ever get told by your significant other, "Hey, you going to a meeting tonight?...

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0:00.0	I'm Matt.
0:01.0	Hey, I'm Steve.
0:01.9	Hey, I'm John.
0:03.2	This is the Sober Friends podcast.
0:05.8	We're here for The Sober Curious, the new guy, and the old timer.
0:10.3	We're here to talk about the stuff anyone looking to live, alcohol-free has-to-face day-to-day, and how we overcame those struggles.
0:17.3	We speak for no 12-step group, but we do try to remain anonymous.
0:21.6	You're not alone. This is the Sober Friends podcast.
0:24.6	I think about the behavior of alcoholics, especially if I'm at a meeting or when I'm at a service meeting, like a
0:32.6	GSR or area where you're doing some service work.
0:36.6	Because the people who are in service or are they serious about their recovery
0:39.8	where they like the politics and they like the drama and people start yelling and
0:44.2	screaming about a topic.
0:45.5	And I'm wondering, why do people behave like this?
0:47.8	You know why?
0:48.7	Because I forget they're alcoholics.
0:51.5	And alcoholics sometimes have bad behavior even when they're sober.
0:56.0	John, Steve.
0:57.0	No, say it isn't so.
0:59.2	I say it so because I've seen it.
1:02.4	You've seen it in the mirror?
1:04.2	I've lived it.
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