In my case, my entire group of friends and probably co-workers know my situation. Unfortunately, I was unable to keep it "secret" and instead did a crash and burn. However, I don't talk about it to many people. It seems to make me and them uncomfortable.
I also lost two very, very close friends who are still drinkers. I am having a hard time getting over it, to be honest. I know that they weren't good friends and all that but....we used to hang out with them 4-5 days a week. Now, nada. The most I see of them is on their facebook accounts. I can't help but feel abandoned. And resentful. I know those feeling are poison and I'm trying to get over it.
I'm working on making new friends in AA but it's hard. I'm going to have to put myself out there more than I am used to. I'm going to have to get over my fear of rejection.
Notice two prominent words here: resentment and fear. Something to work on.