I understand that feeling. That being said, that feeling does go away. You just have to give sobriety a fair shake. I told myself in the beginning, "Matt, you've never really given sobriety a fair shake. Stay sober all of 2013, and reevaluate how you feel."
Well, about six months in I was sold. Now, seeing as it is 2014, I know I made the right choice. Some days, I am simply astonished at how good I feel.
I literally had a period of six weeks in Sept-Oct. 2013 that I literally did not have one bad day. And I've probably had about seven or eight bad days since then.
Do you think that would be possible if I was still drinking or using drugs? Not a chance.