Day one of no alcohol. This is the first time I have faced it/ admitted to myself that I needed to change. I feel hopeful and excited about the prospect of being sober, but also nervous. I am afraid I won’t be able to stick to my decision, especially around friends who are drinking. Does anyone have advice for someone starting this journey? How do you stay committed when you want to drink?
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Welcome Arg
Congrats on day 1.
Have a good read around. There are many ways we learn to stay committed to our recovery. The biggest and sometimes the hardest step is asking for help before it is too late. Sometimes it’s too late before you even pick up that first drink.
Learning all you can about this cunning powerful baffling disease will help. Being around like minded people will surely help.
Hope to see you around.
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Almost 11 months sober from alcohol here and all I can say is that I felt exactly as you did, but knew that I needed and wanted different for myself.
I got used to saying no to people and environments where that’s all they were doing.
It can feel isolating at first and sometimes even now, but it’s so much more satisfying than remaining stagnant in those repetitive cycles of people just feeding their addictions in groups.
I learned to invest in myself instead. Finding hobbies, books, exercise, time spent out in nature and found that the more I pour into myself, the feelings of loneliness dissipate and those old settings and people began to no longer appeal to me.
Now I find it incredibly easy to decline an invite or at times I’ll go to certain gatherings and happily decline alcohol.
Congratulations for your first day of stepping out of the cycle of self destruction and death!
This is exciting and everyone here is rooting for you. 
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I went to a meeting and my sober journey began as for friends its advise not to mix or go to places were they sell drink in early sobriety wish you well
Welcome and happy you are here with the best sober community ever.