Originally Posted by
ippochick 
i'm finding that my 'drinking buddies' aren't so entertaining when i'm sober.
That's what I found too. I also found they weren't the most inspiring people to be around in early sobriety. It is ace that you have started an outpatient program and I am sure you will meet people there who can support you. I found it really helpful to me to have other people I could talk to who knew what I was going through.