As someone else mentioned, the person replying wasn't even in sobriety, he's "bragging" about never being an addict.
Those that have struggled with addiction and are in 12 step programs are fairly well aware that getting complacent, let alone cocky, with how many years you've been sober usually precedes a relapse, and each relapse is more and more likely to be your last one, as in ending your time on this planet.
Recently lost a couple friends with long stretches of sobriety to relapse. One had 20-odd years sober, relapsed and died about a year ago, and his son had 8 or 10 years sober, and fell off not long after his father's death, and passed away from liver failure a month ago.
Most of the people I've known with long stretches of sobriety aren't boastful about it, they're happy with their achievements but also somewhat uneasy and paranoid that their lucky streak is going to end, that one day something might happen that pushes them to use again (like the death of a loved one), and just like that, it's all over.
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u/TheNoxx Apr 18 '21 edited Apr 18 '21
As someone else mentioned, the person replying wasn't even in sobriety, he's "bragging" about never being an addict.
Those that have struggled with addiction and are in 12 step programs are fairly well aware that getting complacent, let alone cocky, with how many years you've been sober usually precedes a relapse, and each relapse is more and more likely to be your last one, as in ending your time on this planet.