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Kelly Osbournehas encountered the stigma associated with sobriety.
“I was asked out recently, and he said, ‘Let’s go for a drink.’ And I said, ‘I must let you know, I don’t drink,’ ” Osbourne told PEOPLE exclusively. “Ghosted me. It makes people uncomfortable because clearly that’s a problem in their life as well. When you look at the way people think, ‘If you want to have fun, you have to get wasted. You have to go out for drinks,’ it doesn’t have to revolve around that.”
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Osbourne added, “I used to think that being sober would be the end of all fun, but I’ve had more fun in this last year than I think I’ve ever had.”
The Osbournesstar spoke with PEOPLE Thursday at the launch ofLoosid, a new social media app connecting sober individuals, both those struggling with addiction and those who simply practice sobriety.
“I wish when I first got sober there was something like this already out,” Osbourne said. “You really change a lot: Your social scene, where you go, where you hang out. In the beginning you only want to be around sober people. And you don’t even know where to begin because you can’t go back to what you were doing before. To have this instant community and this instant connection to people who think the way that you do, it’s really vital.”
As for the advice she has for those struggling with addiction, Osbourne recommended taking a slow and steady approach.
Loosidis now available in the New York City Area.
source: people.com
