How do I deal with the fact that my family and friends have stopped coming around because they can’t drink around me? And that my sister said she didn’t want to go to the beach if she couldn’t drink while there because of me getting sober?
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That's really tough. First let me say how proud of you I am for staying sober with a family that doesn't support you. 
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Today has been the most challenging day I think I have had. Never felt so alone.
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My first thought is if you're family isn't there for you do you have a support system around you?
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I’m still very new to this. It’s only been one month and almost 5 days. I have a sponsor. And I have two really close friends, but they live in another state. I know I need to go to more meetings but due to my work schedule and small town I do not have many options.
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Been there. My family doesn’t even drink and all of sudden they want to have a girls night of drinking wine. Things get strange. People often have odd reactions .Don’t worry about them. You do you!!
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Listen to “sober awkward” - very entertaining podcast - but they address this - “it’s a solo mission. You’ve decided to give up drinking - if your family chooses to support you or not - it’s up to you - I tell my friends, you can drink , I choose not to.
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I do find it annoying being around drunks, the irony is not lost on me… lol
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Family can be so weirdly unsupportive! My mom has made comments that she worried about my drinking and when I ask her not to offer me gin and tonics when I visit bc I am trying to stay away from alcohol, she does it anyway and pouts that she can’t “share a drink” with me.
You have to do what’s best for you as you are working on getting free and clear from drinking. You may feel distanced from family, but believe in yourself and take care of yourself first. 
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Eventually you will get to a point where you are not tempted by the alcohol when it's around. When I first got sober I avoided alcohol places and people. As I worked the steps and the obsession lifted, I could trust myself around others drinking. I got sober not them. I always plan an out if it gets to be too much. You do you. The unease is temporary. Keep doing the work and they can drink and you don't will feel okay.
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Am sorry to hear that, k
One day they will understand. Just keep your head up.
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Try and plan active get togethers at non-drinking times (a walk at 11am). Most of the time being around alcohol doesn't set off cravings for me, so maybe with time that will be the case for you too. In the meantime, lean on friends and invest in yourself and try new,sober activities where you might meet new friends.
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Stay strong. I support you
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You keep getting stronger and pray for them
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Good morning. I have a family of pure Alcoholics although they'll never admit to it being a problem. When I got clean almost 13 years ago, I made a conscious decision that I wanted this for myself and that the process of recovery is for the individual seeking recovery. On the other hand I guess I had hit what was rock bottom for myself and wanted to live, my family support me and understood that I was on a personal journey, they understood that I would not be going to buy alcohol for them anymore. But we can't change other people because we get clean, we have to have a moment of clarity where we will either stay out of their way until we are strong enough to be in their presence, or out the way period. We can't expect them to change because we have. Example, a normal day at the beach for them consist of drinks, to ask them not to drink takes them out of their norm, so while you are new to this enjoy the beach alone. I learned in the beginning to enjoy my own company. We can't change other's but we can change ourselves one day at time. God bless you and you can do this one day at time.
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Work the steps. Read about Rollin Hazzard in the big book. He was a chronic alcoholic who was told he was hopeless. Now he is a free man he can go anywhere and do anything as long as he maintains a certain simple attitude. Some say an attitude of gratitude. Some say humility. I say both. I drank because I didn't know how to be happy and that's all I wanted, was to be happy. Step 3 to me is things happening the way they should, and accepting that that's the way it is that's the way my higher power intended it to happen. I can't change it. I can try. But that usually wastes time and energy. If your sister can't go to the beach without drinking so be it. If you seeing alcohol triggers you then avoid it
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Eventually you will have to be strong enough to be around people who drink, if you desire to attend social affairs that involve drinking. It may take a while but if you continue to work the steps, YOU WILL GET THERE.
You just keep on being a better you. And hopefully all the other stuff will work itself out. Keep going!
Thank you all for the recommendations and support. I’m just in a very dark and lonely place. Trying to put on a brave face for work when all I want to do is cry. My family wanted to do an intervention but I finally made the choice myself and I don’t think they knew what would all have to change for me and them. My family have always been super close but now no one comes around because they can’t drink. This is crushing me.
Wow. This hit a nerve. I haven’t seen some of my family my entire sobriety (31 months) because it’s all about liquor with them. I am going to be brutally honest. That’s not a friend and they may have a problem too. Sorry. When you are in recovery that has to come first. Not anything else. Find more friends. They should respect you. I honestly don’t even care anymore about being with my family. That’s one of my major triggers. Please stay away from them. They don’t have your best interest at all. When and only when I Feel comfortable around alcohol (not yet) then I will see them but I will protect myself at all cost because I am not going back to the dark place I was in.
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