Just trying hard to not drink been working on giving up completely on and off and always seem to lose the battle. Would love ideas of how to live life that doesn’t involve drinking. I can’t think of anyone in my world who doesn’t drink. How do people start making sober connections? Thoughts?
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Welcome to the community!!
My first real introduction to sober friends was thru 12 step meetings like AA, NA, and CA. They held sober dances and events also that were super fun to attend sober 
Outside of that, i have met a few people at the gym that are sober. Thats about the extent of it for me. I have come to be quite a homebody since getting clean and sober lol
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Welcome @Djm43! 
I met a lot of new people by going to AA meetings. There’s a core group of us that always do sober activities together outside of AA. We have a ton of fun.
I’ve seen others on the forum post about joining meet up groups for things like hiking.
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My first sober connections where online. At first at a Dutch online sober forum and now here.
Welcome here by the way 
My list of sober activaties grow the longer my sober stretch become by trial and error. Walking in nature is still a big part of my recovery 
See you around! 
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Found lots of friends at my AA meetings and still friends 37 years later meet for coffee and go ten pin bowling and attend AA dances face to face meetings helped me make a connection with other like minded people . when i got sober no internet then ,wish you well
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While getting to know your new self, getting sober may involve being alone for a time…
Start being honest with yourself, get comfortable with being uncomfortable…the rest will take care of itself.
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