I am in sober living and i really dont have any friends. I have been 35 days. I lost everything from addiction. I lost my family,my job.my friends. I am now starting to hear from my family,which is great. I really miss them. Did this happen to anyone else?
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Hey Angie, thank you for sharing something so real. You’re not alone—I went through something very similar. Addiction took a lot from me too, and in early sobriety I felt like I had no one. It hurts. But 35 days is an amazing accomplishment, and the fact that your family is slowly reconnecting is a sign that healing is already starting. Keep showing up for yourself one day at a time, and the rest will come. You’ve got a whole community here that believes in you—you’re doing something incredibly brave.
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Tis the sad path of recovery ur coming out of the hard part focus on family ur making the right choice give yourself some credit
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@a361830 
CONGRATULATIONS on your 49 days of sobriety. Keep up the good work.
You're not alone in this. As we sober, our so-called friends will leave us. Mainly because we have nothing in common... Alcohol. We all go through it. Now the cool part is making and developing new friendships. Granted there are toxic people in sobriety you need to stay away from them. Yet there are a lot of solid people who are more than willing to be friends with you. We might be spread across the country yet good solid relationships are possible.
Add me and we'll talk more.
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Thank you so much . I an so impatient with myself. I just need to slow down and breathe.
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Absolutely, my family an my friends who were not into hard drugs left me , an I don't blame them either. I was an asshole. It was all about me , I didn't care about anyone else but me . Your lucky that your family is still there for you so early in your recovery...
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Hey, happened to me too. I started drinking at 14 and left home. I’m 28, my parent passed last year and my other is absent. I never got to say I’m sorry to my mom. I have no friends, no family- I became a felon at 18. It’s been hard to say the least. I thought the alcohol was soothing me. It made it worse. I’m a little over 2 weeks sober. I had nobody to talk to today so I went to a meeting. It actually did make me feel better. If you want a pen pal- shoot me a message we can go from there. I know it’s kinda hard to keep up with people online- personally I’m not too good with keeping a conversation on apps. But if someone really wants to talk and listen at the same time maybe it’s meant to me. Hope you feel better and may God continue to bless you- because that’s what you are and that’s what today is. A blessing. 
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Yeah, it will get better...
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This is basically what happened with me, except the family isn’t coming around yet. I recently left the sober living (I was the only sober one there) and have been staying with a friend and found some work. Stay strong. I struggle with patience too, but it seems time is all we have.
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