Hi G-Girl, welcome to SR. When I first stopped drinking my life was very empty and then I realized it had been empty for many years but I had been drinking in order to ignore the emptiness. Not much externally has changed in the last 3 yrs, I still have the same job, still live alone in the same house, still rarely socialize -- but what has changed is me internally and spiritually. I hated myself and my life before now I love myself and my life and that change occurred and continues to grow through my recovery.