"I'm Happy I Started Playing Again."

#PokemonGO: This is just a huge shout-out to the PoGo community that's apparently still around.I just got out of treatment in a state I don't know, and quickly moved into a sober house with people I barely know. Im 24 and i dont have any friends. I had to say goodbye to them because im trying to live a sober life and they refused to join me. I also don't really get along with people due to my inability to pick up on social cues and my shyness. The past few months have been very rough for me. It seemed like I'd never make real friends again. Honestly, I'd accepted it as a fact and was attempting to learn to live on my own.Anyway, last night a roommate and I snuck out past curfew with full intentions of catching a bunch of Pokemon. Neither of us had played since last summer but we quickly remembered how much fun it was. We ended up walking like 5 miles hitting every pokestop along the way at 2 in the morning! Along the way we had some good conversations and shared our knowledge of the game. We didn't even realize how far we walked until we ended up in downtown St. Paul at 3 am and realized we should probably head back.We have plans to go to the Mall of America in a couple hours! We're going to hit up all the pokestops and hang out with another few roommates in the house. I'm extremely excited.I just started coming to this subreddit last night and learning all I could about the game so I can have as much fun as possible. This community is so fun and warm-hearted. Thanks for being so kind and considerate of one another.This game gave me friends again. It gave me confidence again. It gave me hope. Hope that I can beat my addiction and make friends while sober for once. This game has changed my life. I want to thank all of you, and wish you the best of luck. This game will come and go, but the friendships I make will hopefully last much longer. Thank you Niantic. And thank you PoGo community. via /r/pokemongo http://ift.tt/2sRumuR