Originally Posted by
rochele 
Maybe I am a dry drunk. I don't really get the term. Sometimes, I am just me, wishing I could have a drink. Maybe that is it? As opposed to being glad I am not going to drink?
The term is an implication that simply getting sober is not enough. That there were underlying reasons causing you to drink, and until you fix them you are still an angry, broken individual, but dry. In my case, there might be some truth to it.