I’m clean &sober but struggling with being alone constantly
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I feel that. I get out for work and do have family close but everything just feels so different sober.
That will pass, try connecting with other sober fellows and going to meetings. Gives you a sense of purpose and community
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Getting out is definitely helpful. I play disc golf. As Dylan said meetings are a great place to meet people. I am pretty introverted and it took time to loosen up but I have a great support system and sober people I do things with. When my wife left right after I made a year it was my friends from the meetings that helped me stay sober. There are online meetings as well.
Hello Richard: I have lots of friends, good friends, in recovery. I've met nearly all of them thru meetings. Meetings also lead to fellowshiping afterwards. We go out for coffee, meals, events and, probably most importantly, staying connected by using the phone.
I don't know you personally so I don't know your situation.
Being alone is usually a choice. Our brain likes to tell us that if we pick up a drink we won't be alone anymore. Don't believe it because it's a big fat lie.
What are you doing with your free/alone time? Are you going to any AA meetings? Do you have a sponsor who has taken you through the 12 steps?
The only thing we have to change in sobriety is everything.
There are many things you can do to open up a new chapter in your life.
You can go to a regional Airport and go up for what's called a discovery flight. You will meet with a flight instructor and you get to fly the plane. It's an experience you will not soon forget.
Or you could enroll yourself in a martial arts class.
School?
There are many options.