By Brandi Neal

Original Source: bustle.com

While there once may have been a stigma around divulging your sober status, for many millennials, living without alcohol is becoming more and more common. In 2016, the Guardian reported that "juice crawls" are replacing bar crawls, along with "sober day raves, alcohol-free bars, boozeless dinner and dance parties, and a sober social network that organizes group outings." Translation: being sober isn't something you have to do on your own. But for someone who lives with substance use disorder, or who's concerned about their drinking, getting sober isn't necessarily going to be easy.The American Journal of Preventive Medicine reported that binge drinking is most prevalent among people ages 18 to 34. At the same time, women are less likely to seek treatment for substance use disorder, according to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. And though alcohol use and use disorders had been traditionally associated with men, a 2106 study found that millennial women's rates of drinking had evened out with men's, as had the health consequences. For women who have become sober, the ways they've made this change are all unique — and so are the ways their lives have changed since...click here to continue reading