Originally Posted by
Ripley 
Being sober, I now have a ton more time but no idea how to use it and am definitely not liking the loneliness.
Fill up your time with a hobby and get lost in it. Boredom is a sobriety-killer.
I'm doing photography because I like it and it relieves my stress.
I'm finding that for me it's important to keep very busy. I'll go to work through the day, come home and then go back out again to take pictures. By the time I come back in and fiddle around on the computer for a little bit, I'm so tired I fall asleep sober.
The more I keep busy the less I think about things that bother me.
It's hard to get motivated in the beginning. Find something you really enjoy and incorporate it into your daily activities.