Untoxicated- glad you are here too. I just laughed out loud at your response to another thread about not drinking causing hair loss: ) That was exactly what I was thinking!
I think you're right on about the emotions being a part of healing too, I'm trying to embrace the good with bad.
So, on the positive side: I notice that the sleep I do get is much sounder now... that my skin looks healthier, my eyes brighter. I notice that I am beginning to be gentler with myself... and that I feel a subtle shift in my thinking because of this!
And cingle- I feel you on the sleepless nights and that part of it has improved some for me already... still waking in the night but not w/ so much a sense of panic as when I was drinking or the first few days of recovery.
Unbroken- don't beat yourself up about the smoking, for now just focus on feeling good about not drinking. (and by feeling good about it I mean FEEL GOOD about it!!) You are doing great!
Peace to all.