Hi Quinton. For me socializing in the early days we're ROUGH.... I have social anxiety and alcohol was my crutch. For me, it meant always having a beverage in my hand. Usually a ginger ale or triple extra large Starbucks refresher lol. It worked for me because I had realized that part of my reliance with drinking in social situations was always having to have a drink my hand. So swapping it out for something non alcoholic helped me. I was always so scared people would notice but the truth is - once they're all buzzed they have no clue you're sober so it doesn't even come up. Also - I learned to leave the function early before people get wasted. And a lot of times I still avoid happy hours altogether - and I'm ok with it. It's a work in progress but you'll get there 
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Also being on an app was CRUCIAL for me in the early days. It has since shut down but a lot of us are here from Sober Grid. The connections have really helped me especially since I personally am not comfortable with AA.
Have you checked out AA? It is not what I thought it was. It saved my life, and now I have a network of sober friends.
DM me! I need a sober buddy too!
Quinton…. Hi 
I am Jessica and I am sending you a friend request…. I hope that is okay 
Early days are really hard. Detox and rehab were key to my sobriety. I'm 15 months sober and it takes work everyday, but it's so worth the effort. It is still uncomfortable socially sometimes, but it does get better.
Go to 12 step meetings
Anyone posting, keep in mind this post is from 4 years ago. All the numerical times are not relevant as of today
Plug in to a fellowship, AA , NA . Find a place with like minded people who have found a way out of the dark 
we do all kinds of things ; conventions unity days & all kinds of things . We have clean and sober softball bowling soccer golfing kickball fishing camp outs . And anything you can think of 
find a meeting in your area & go . You want something different, you have to do something different.
O really, lol
Yeah. You have "1" post over the last four years and still trying to run with that??? Kinda weird there.