Why is it so difficult to stay sober for some? Do they perceive much more pain? Is it sense of failure? Or is it something else?

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sspec

Define sober.

SoulKey

@sspec
: abstaining from drinking alcohol or taking intoxicating drugs : refraining from the use of addictive substances.

sspec

@SoulKey 1. Habit 2. Nothing substantial to do 3. Company 4. Worldly pain/failures prompt it further.

SoulKey

@sspec I know this successful busy person who constantly keeps checking in and out rehab centers. Barely got out alive a few times.

sspec

@SoulKey Could be 1. or 4. or both.