Dating recovering alcoholic

Is It OK to Date in Early Recovery?

Sometimes, if you have no personal experience with something such as addiction and recovery, it can be difficult to get on the same page as your partner. Here are a few pieces of advice for this situation, coming from someone in recovery. Sometimes a person may decide to get sober, and then meets their partner and settles down. This can make it a bit more difficult for you, the non-sober significant other, to understand why your partner decided to cut out alcohol. This one is vital for any relationship in which one person is in recovery and the other is not. If you are in a relationship with someone who is sober, take the time to have a conversation with them about how your own drinking may or may not affect them. Some people in recovery are OK being around alcohol , while for others it is too tempting. This can depend on a number of factors, including how long your partner has been sober and how confident they are in their sobriety. Some people in recovery can handle themselves perfectly well around alcohol and may be hurt if they are not invited places simply because alcohol will be present. This assumption can be incredibly hurtful when coming from you, their partner.

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Depending on your background and how much you understand about the disease of addiction, reactions will vary. How can the person you know now be the same person who abused drugs or alcohol? For others, it may be a little easier to accept, especially in cases where one has dealt either first or second hand with a substance use disorder. Recovery is a long process. While everyone has their own unique timeline, it is most risky to get involved with a person in their first year of recovery. The first year should be dedicated to a lot of self-work and self-care, as well as learning how to create healthy routines.

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Early recovery is a time for people to foster their identity, to practice healthy coping skills and to maintain their sobriety. It can therefore be a challenging time to begin a romantic relationship. Most experts say that a person in early recovery should wait at least one year before dating, starting a new relationship or making important decisions. Dating should only occur when a person understands the importance and follows through with making their sobriety the main priority. A person needs to re-establish their identity, demonstrate that they can cope in healthy ways and set clear boundaries and honest expectations in a dating relationship.

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Some Questions to Ask Before You Start Dating a Recovering Addict

Addiction is a disease. That does not mean that a person is weak or self-centered. Addiction is loneliness. Addicts may lose the love and support of their friends, even their family. They may even lose confidence in themselves.

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