Yes, it's just the beginning, Give it time, you will build a new sober life. Try not to look to far into the future. That was one of my tools. I stopped a few months before Christmas and had to control the urge to obsess about the looming parties and family gatherings. I tried to only look a few days forward. But now I've got time under my belt, new interests, hobbies, social interactions and planning way down the road. One day at a time.