Hi George
I think you set up an impossible task for yourself to try and swap your old life for a new one in a month.
Noone can do that.
It takes time and you need to be prepared for that.
My whole life revolved around drinking. I had to change my entire life.
More than that I found that 20 years of drinking had sapped my imagination.
I couldn't even start to think of ways to be social not involving alcohol.
It took time for me to get my synapses firing again. Here's a list of around a hundred suggestions to give you a head start:
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...ething-do.html
My new life is totally different to my old one - but it fits who I've become. Thats the other reason why this deal takes time.
I started slowly. I stayed away from alcohol and drinkers for a while until I felt stronger. As the list shows tho there's no need to be a hermit.
Now I can go anywhere and do anything. Drink and drinkers don;t bother me. I have a very busy social life.
It's actually better than where I ended up as a drinker shunning company and human contact so I could drink to my hearts content.
Give it a chance George - this is the rest of your life here - you need to give it more than 4 weeks, man
D