Originally Posted by
ScottFromWI 
Sounds like you are making some great connections and moving in the right direction. Personal relationships became much more important to me after I quit, and I shied away from them while I was drinking - mainly to avoid conflict and/or my responsibilities. It's not easy but it's a super important part of recovery IMHO, glad to see you making those connections.
You're so right on that. I used to tell myself I didn't care about being on my own a lot as I'm a solitary person. Now I'm an introvert but I was using that as an excuse to stay home and drink alone. I'd sit there with my headphones on, either watching the same show over again or listening to music and ignoring the world around me. I'd even resent when my partner would speak to me because I was busy getting drunk!
It's a terrible thing, this addiction. I never ever want to be that way again.