Why Do a Lot of Recovering Addicts Feel the Need to Brag?
Question by hmmmmm: why do a lot of recovering addicts feel the need to brag?
i have noticed that a lot of recovering alcoholics and addicts like to brag and always somehow slip something into the conversation about how they use to do this or how they have been sober for so long and for some reason this gets on my nerves. im a recovering alcoholic myself so i know how hard it is to get yourself together and sober up and completely change your life but whats the point of mentioning something about it all the time? when some one asks me something i dont answer it by saying “well in my 12 step program….” or “when i use to be a drunk…..” i just dont see the need for that. im mean getting clean and sober is something to be proud about because its something that is really hard to do but being addicted to something in the first place and screwing up your whole life isnt. people who have never done drugs dont go around bragging about how they have been sober their whole lives. does this make since to anyone else? does anyone understand what im saying?
Best answer:
Answer by Matt R
It is a part of the self-reflection process. Once people have been in a problem for a long time, they get proud of themselves and like to gloat for the smallest things.
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