Originally Posted by
cairns87 
Its tough to see the light at the end of the tunnel when some of the people there have years of sobriety but still seem quite down.
does anyone have any ideas on this?
IMO it is not life that gets better after recovery, it is more a reduction in perceived suffering that gets better.
In my life there is more financial stress than ever before. Part of it is due to the consequences from my drinking years. However, a lot of it is due to the job market being the weakest it has been in 5 or 6 decades.
The good news is - thanks to the coping skills that I have picked up in recovery, I don't perceive it as suffering.