Originally Posted by
thomas11 
What you talk about in your OP is why I think there is a lot of laughing and crying after a decent period of sobriety. People start to "feel" again. Genuine feelings are difficult to achieve when numb all of the time, agree?
I agree. The brain actually has to reset to normal functioning and I've found that that's not a smooth process at times. It comes with ups and downs and outbursts. They're all good signs though. The brain is resetting to being able to functioning normally.
Yesterday I felt happy. Even a moment of bliss. Later on I felt a bit sad. Then bored. Then better again. Then tired. Right now I'm feeling not so well since I have a stomach flu, but the way I feel about it is much more stable than I would have felt about it earlier in recovery.