He Seth, and welcome here! You’ve made the right decision to give up and you’ve already learnt a valuable truth about yourself and one of the reasons you were drinking: you drank to mask loneliness. There’ll be other things alcohol helped you hide, distort, suffer as well.
I can absolutely relate to your feelings. I was so lonely and alcohol helped me feel that less, too.
In sobriety you have a chance to see things for what they are. Are the alcohol brands your friends? Do they nourish and inspire you and want the best for you? No they have kept you isolated and left you in poor health.
Who is Seth and what does he have to offer real, human friends? You’ll be amazed at what you can do and how interesting you’ll become to yourself and others once you explore yourself and go through the journey of recovery with an open mind, curiosity, courage ans honesty. We are happy to go a bit of the way with you together!
Also, you do already have the best friend the world can offer one, your pup. She’s a beauty! And still so young, no? She deserves the best and most active dog daddy, don’t you think? I know my girl didn’t get the best me the first few months when I had her, and I still feel guilty about that. Making up for that every day.
Here are a few helpful threads to get you started! Hope to see you around a lot!
Resources for our recovery
Advice for the Newcomer and Constant Relapser