Saturday, July 11, 2026

SAFE Q&A: Q: What if recovery changes my personality?

SAFE Q&A: Q: What if recovery changes my personality?
Each week, a SAFE Licensed Clinical Social Worker answers questions about mental health, substance use recovery, wellness, and more. 👇Check out this week’s Q&A! 

Q: What if recovery changes my personality? 

A: Being in recovery may change your personality as much as any other major life change will. Take some time to reflect on what you're worried about changing and then make active efforts to nurture those pieces of your personality. 

Life in recovery might be different, but you can still live authentically to your values and identity. If you are nervous that being sober means losing friends, focus on planning activities with them that don’t center on drugs and alcohol. You can still be social without compromising your sobriety goals. 

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