Originally Posted by
Waterman 
My self confidence is lacking(in EVERYTHING). and I get emotional alot(yep, crying....). 6 months ago, I wouldn't have shed a tear for many things. I do read the bible daily now, and I'm very humble in spirit. Things that I used to get alot of pleasure from are often avoided now, due to confidence and humility. I am sober, but my life seems to be still somewhat of a mess emotionally, and I just wonder how long will it take for self esteem and confidence to re-appear? Will I be happy again???
When I first attempted to quit over a year ago the symptoms you described were a big motivator for me. I was having the same emotional and confidence issues. These really shook me up as I am normally nothing like that. The good news was that it didn't take a whole lot of sober time (in my case) for a lot of those issues to disappear. I strung together just over 4 months of sobriety and I would say most of the side effects were gone after the first 2.
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