I too thought I would never be able to give up friends and such...but I found out that as I stayed sober a new world slowly evolved...one with much less booze and drugs. There are a lot of sober people out there and things to do that don't involve alcohol. I just thought they did not exist because I was so caught up in the drinking. Besides, my friends kinda gave up on me once I got sober--we just did not have that much in common anymore. Now, i have new friends that I would not trade for the world.