Great job on one week, Six. I will be 57 in a couple of weeks. Tomorrow I will have 18 months of sobriety. I don't have a spouse, a lover or children and at times I have felt despair and loneliness but things would be infinitely worse if I were drinking again. I do have great friends, a good therapist and I love doing volunteer work at a local museum; perhaps volunteering would be a good thing for you. It gets me out of my own head. I don't have any money or even a car but I do have self-respect, happiness and a sense of peace now. I wish all good things for you.