I am coming up on one month sober (yay!) and have been attending aa meetings regularly throughout this month. I LOVE the community and having a group of people that I can relate to. However I am 23f and have still been regularly going out with my friends without alcohol and drugs. More recently I met a group of sober people out at the bar who are super into alcohol alternatives weather it be kratom, kava, microdose mushrooms, gummies etc and I’m interested in exploring that world while still remaining alcohol and cocaine free. Alcohol is the root of my problems. I have experimented with mushrooms, thc, and other alternatives before and have only had positive experiences that make me refraining from alcohol easier.
That being said, my aa sponsor explicitly told me that alcohol alternatives are not accepted as sober and I would have to change my sobriety date. I would like to hear others’ opinions on this and open a conversation.