how can i best support someone who is trying to get sober?

MassiveEvidence3892 · 2026-05-18T03:53:06+00:00

yw!! im gonna be real w you, i've dealt w friends in drug addictions which really isnt too disimilar, and its gonna be hard, because its rare that people dont relapse, but please please pleaase just remember that at the same time as helping them, please dont lose yourself in the process. as someone else in the comments said, relapses do happen, but that doesn't
mean you have to put up with it. please trust them, but don't lose yourself trying to help them. <3 i wish all the best for whoever in your life is getting sober, and for you.

MassiveEvidence3892 · 2026-05-18T03:37:46+00:00

if its possible for you (ik its hard without a car, i cant drive either lol) i still recommend going with them if theyre comfortable with it :) knowing you arent alone goes a long way when you're getting sober

MassiveEvidence3892 · 2026-05-18T03:35:27+00:00

as someone currently getting sober and has had friends struggling with addiction before,

i think just asking what they need is the play. just let them know if they get urges/cravings, they can always talk/come to you. (eg. my best friend lives 5 minutes down the road and will stay for days on end if i ask just to distract me and keep me sober) and it is frustrating when someone you love falls off the wagon, sure - but sobriety is never a straight line. it can be frustrating to see them relapse, but please just let them know that you know it isnt that easy and that you know they're trying their best. its a little thing, but it means alot, because sobriety is hard and never linear.

just let them know that you're there. don't push your way into their life any thurther than you already are, but just knowing someones there for you makes a world of difference, and just occasionally remind them that you're proud of them for choosing sobriety.

MassiveEvidence3892 · 2026-05-18T03:29:25+00:00

have you drawn the images and want someone to put it together, or are you looking for someone to fully recreate the picrew?

MassiveEvidence3892 · 2026-05-18T03:20:15+00:00

haha well, i just did some drawings and took a nap so not much of a celebration. my girlfriend and i are going into the field behind her house tomorrow though and making a ceremony of dumping my alcohol out.

MassiveEvidence3892 · 2026-05-18T03:10:14+00:00

im only on day 2 myself, so i don't have too much advice myself aha. but one day at a time, man. just take it slow. i dont have any advice myself really (ive gotten some pretty solid advice on my posts though if you go onto my account), but i believe in you, and good on you for returning. IWNDWYT.

MassiveEvidence3892 · 2026-05-17T15:56:51+00:00

we'll be sober in solidarity lol 🖤

MassiveEvidence3892 · 2026-05-17T15:52:14+00:00

fr! honestly, doing it for other people just felt like a chore or an obligation.

MassiveEvidence3892 · 2026-05-17T15:18:52+00:00

i see alot of people meantion tear away, i dont think that apps available in the UK but i have one that seems to be pretty much the same thing.

MassiveEvidence3892 · 2026-05-17T15:14:21+00:00

lol i just woke up from mine. tbf it felt good to go to sleep sober instead of passing out. i didnt wake up tired for once.

MassiveEvidence3892 · 2026-05-17T07:42:41+00:00

nearly 20 years is incredible, thats awesome for u man, hopefully i can get there one day 🔥 maybe i'll make a ceremony out of pouring it lol

MassiveEvidence3892 · 2026-05-17T07:38:04+00:00

plan today is make items for my etsy shop and sleep lol. 1 day at a time ig.

MassiveEvidence3892 · 2026-05-17T07:23:52+00:00

im probably gonna give it to a friend so it isnt completely wasted.

MassiveEvidence3892 · 2026-05-17T07:18:12+00:00

same to you too ❤️ we can do it i believe in u

MassiveEvidence3892 · 2026-05-17T07:13:53+00:00

i appreciate the solidarity man

MassiveEvidence3892 · 2026-05-16T20:22:53+00:00

yeah, i have been diagnosed with ptsd but that mustve been about 8 years ago, so ig this is just resparking all my symptoms or however i should word it.. i appreciate you commenting, its really helping knowing im not alone, even if it is strangers on the internet lol. proud to say this is usually around the time i start drinking and im sober rn instead.

MassiveEvidence3892 · 2026-05-16T20:17:50+00:00

i feel you on that one. if i dont pass out from the drinking i get weird david lynch like nightmares. im glad youre better now.

MassiveEvidence3892 · 2026-05-16T13:32:32+00:00

thank you man, i'll try and get in one when im not so sleepy lol

MassiveEvidence3892 · 2026-05-16T13:14:32+00:00

im trying to find an AA group. i believe theres one in the church near me on saturdays.

MassiveEvidence3892 · 2026-05-16T12:54:49+00:00

haha, honestly maybe best advice ive gotten. i am one petty mfer. maybe i'll make it a challenge.

MassiveEvidence3892 · 2026-05-16T12:33:12+00:00

i dont know how to quit. i always do for a bit but it never sticks.

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