Originally Posted by
CriticalPoint 
It sounds strange, but when I drink I feel like anything's possible..like I could move to Switzerland next week and work at a ski resort...or go teach English in Jordan. The world becomes my oyster.
I totally know what you mean, that's why alcohol is such a killer -- it makes us feel like we have the strength to actually do the things we want to do.
I'm happy to report that in recovery I feel those same emotions, albeit after an adjustment period of a few months. I feel like a new person! I'm going back to school, looking for a better job, thinking about going back on the dating scene, things that I would have loved to do when I was drunk, but now I have the ability to actually do them.