I'm tired of all of my friends trying to make me feel guilty when I don't go out at night and hang out with them because I have school work, because I have to go to work in the morning, or because I have to go to church. My life is taking a different path and I'm okay with it. If everyone else is not okay with it then please do not try to make me feel bad and keep your opinion to yourself. I don't have time to socialize as much because I'm too busy studying. I can't go out every single night of the week. I can barely make it to meetings. I've been trying to set boundaries, but no one seems to want to accept them. For me, church does count as a meeting, and if you don't believe in that then that's absolutely okay-but don't you dare push your beliefs onto me. I make at least three meetings a week. There are people who, believe it or not, can't go out every single night. I am one of them because I need all eight hours of sleep. Just because I "don't want to go out after a meeting" doesn't mean that I should go out. That's not what it's about.
Recovery is about keeping your priorities in order. If I fail out of school I won't get a good job. I'll feel like shit and that's right where I started out at. It's about keeping commited and staying focused. I would expect my friends to be okay with the fact that I can't go out all the time. Please be more understanding.