If you're great friends, you will have a great night without the grape. However, it is worth saying that a night out with people I don't know or don't particularly like while sober, can be a lot harder. In this situation, it is hard to suffer fools gladly, and my sobriety makes their bitchiness or negativity harder to stomach. I used to feel fuzzy in the mornings, more stressed with the kids from enjoying an extra glass of wine and then sleeping badly.
This has gone now I of course still get stressed when they can't find their school shoes and am feeling generally calmer. This has impacted many areas of my life especially work. I in fact, now work fewer hours than I used to but am achieving more. Being clearer has helped me to prioritise resulting in my turning off the laptop and having an evening with my husband with no talk of work.
Now let's be clear, I have no problem driving on a night out as this is obviously one of the benefits of being sober. I also have no problem driving my friends back as let's face it, I want them to be safe especially if they have been drinking.
But I don't like it when total strangers ask me for a lift home which they do. I always know it's 5. While I don't care what anyone else does, it's amazing how much everyone talks about booze. And not just on Instagram - everywhere!
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My lifestyle was very unhealthy, and I knew if I wanted to live a more fulfilled life then alcohol could no longer be a part of it. I wanted to become a healthier and happier human being. I am more self-aware of myself and others around me which allows me to deal with life situations in a more kind and loving way. I feel healthier, I sleep better and exercise most days. Also, find an exercise routine that works for you. Oh, and get reading! The next blogger kind enough to share her story with me was London-based Katie Brunsdon from Stylishly Sober.
I was lucky enough to find this help through my work medical insurance. Where I am today, in comparison to where I was when I entered rehab, is nowhere short of a miracle. Katie told us how getting the help she needed to become sober enabled her to grow and change for the better. Through becoming sober and continuing to choose the sober life, I have developed confidence I never thought I had, made friends I never thought I could and experienced things I could only ever dream of.
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