Originally Posted by
justanothrdrunk 
For me, it wasn't so much that I had no emotions. I had plenty of emotions, I just didn't know what they were. I didn't know how to verbalize them. I didn't know how to interpret them. I didn't even know the difference between many of them.
Although this isn't for substance addiction in my case, the same applied to me, prior to therapy.
It took me a long time to accept that I feel anger.
And to not be ashamed of my tears.