I had interests I pursued. I made a good friend in high school who passed away unfortunately when we were 33. But before then he was a huge help to me. And I had my cat I loved dearly. And my apartment. I was reading all the time, and joined classes, had opportunities for making friends away from alcohol. That's why I hoped you had some sort of passionate interest you could lose yourself in. Don't worry if you don't yet. Listen to lots of music, that's always helped me. It's like a good drug. I'm not completely awake yet, I'll see if I can think of more.

ETA: writing. Write poetry and/or a novel. You can get a huge rush from that, an amazing high.