Me being sober I find it really hard to meet

Recovery
#1

Me being sober I find it really hard to meet new people I get bored a lot if I don’t go out can some one tell me what I can do

#2

Hit up those meetings! Get involved with your community. Great way to meet new local people and give back.

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#3

Thank you I will do that

#4

Try to remember what you used to like to do when you were a kid, and go see if you still like it.

There are an absolute shit ton (precise measurement) of people who just don’t drink or do drugs. It was so weird at first, but it’s true. Put yourself out there in the world doing stuff you enjoy and you’ll meet people who like similar things.

Or meetings of course. But be careful there. Not everyone in sobriety is ready for the types of friendship that you may be looking for. Respect boundaries. Something we addicts are generally pretty fucking terrible at.

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#5

All the positive places like meetings, the gym, church. The park might be strange lol

#6

I can empathize with you. I’ve tried to follow up on interests. COVID makes things especially difficult. I enjoy reading, so I’m going to join a book club.

#7

Hobbies I do wood working.aa meetings

#8

I’m in the same position. I’m in a new city and stayed at the Salvation Army for four months so the only people I’ve met are people that are probably not good influences. I’m mostly good on my own, but it would be nice to hang out with somebody once in a while and meetings I’ve gone to made me uncomfortable.