I just wonder how long will it take for self esteem and confidence to re-appear? Will I be happy again???
tough questions to answer....if you keep drinking that water it should be encouraging in time. one thing i'm learning is that life is not all happy and not all confident. it is a mixture and will always be. but i think you are talking in relative terms and the answer to that is not etched in stone. for some it has taken a very long time....for others it seems to come pretty quickly.
how active you pursue your recovery is a large factor....if you start feeling better and don't do much work....the chances are pretty high that you will be overwhelmed with these same feelings again....and probably even more so
so work hard and stay on the water man