Lots and lots of wonderful comments!
Recovery is very much a journey, a process and a roller-coaster ride.
By the time I quit drinking, I didn't have any friends and even my own family members didn't want to be around me. Plus, I pushed away those who tried to develop friendships with me.
I still have times - usually triggered by people, places or things - when I find myself falling into an emotional funk. That is when I use the tools I've learned to get my emotions back on a more even level. I have to rely on those tools when I'm with some of my family members, when I'm in certain places and when I'm confronted by things that were part of my pee-recovery life.
I am beginning to make friends with those who are in the AA program. But, even after 16 months of recovery, I am cautious about getting too close to anyone.

Be kind and gentle with yourself. Almost everything gets better with time.