Lonliness is the worst feeling for me. I hate it more than anything. Im in sober living, doing ok, looking for work, have good people around me, and still I feel soo alone.
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It's going to feel like that at first. Because you're on a whole new journey. It may seem like you're alone, but it's someone there at your sofa. Living that is actually going through and dealing with the same thing as you. Maybe if you reach out and Spring it up in one of your house meetings or something, then you can get the help in the closure that you need and you're also probably made a friend. It's totally up to you how you work your recovery, but it only works. If you work it, you have to be able to be open-minded and you have to reach out. Don't stay closed up just because you're in sober.Living and because you're not around your family.Sometimes family and outside friends can be your biggest downfall.Everything that you have to succeed at this.Even the loneliness gives you power and strength to fight your addiction every day.I believe in you keep pushing forward
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Thank You Alice
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Hang in there 
I'm in the same boat at times I try to go walking or do yoga 
or volunteering
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Give yourself some grace 
buy yourself some flowers take yourself to lunch.
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Christa, you’re not alone. Many of us felt lonely and still do sometimes. It’s just our addiction/ego that is trying to trigger us into using drugs & alcohol. Don’t be fooled. You’re going to be fine. Stay close to the program and make new sober friends.
I’m here if you want to talk.
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Volunteering is the best since you are helping others as you help yourself!!
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Your doing great tell yourself this everyday 
it’s a great feeling to have live and support things with mother people in your life will get better keep reaching out your doing amazing
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If you must work right now, make sure it's something that you can find enjoyment and purpose in, even if it's just making people smile. Otherwise, just don't!
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I know exactly how you feel but soon we will feel better and comfortable and all we're going to need is are self love I catch myself just like steering out in the abyss picture being happy and feeling loved and not alone but really were not alone there so many people out here like us feeling an going through the same an I no sometimes we lose site of the fellowship we have an still feel lost or like a ghost but we need to learn how to set with are self threw theses times because they to shall pass I hope you have a great start to the new year
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Christa ... You're not alone. I was told on New Year's Eve that the reason why we feel lonely is that God, your higher power, is trying to get our attention and that he'll clear everything out of the way to get it.
So ... You're not alone. Whenever you feel like you're alone, simply look up and say "What are you trying to show me".
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I remember that feeling! 34 years ago I moved 800 miles just to get away from people places and things! The feeling of loneliness was overwhelming! Please trust, and believe as you begin to fill your life's voids with constructive new people ,new places and new things, wonderful things will begin to happen and this time of loneliness your experiencing will be something you look back on
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