Originally Posted by
amp123 
Key, you totally sound like I did a couple of months ago. Pleased to report that happiness began to make a belated appearance at around 6 months
Totally agree with Amp. I felt very flat emotionally and rather indifferent about things in that four to six month period. I never experienced the so called "pink cloud" that so many seem to have. I entered sobriety with a totally irrational view of how I would be after stopping drinking. I figured that I would be incredibly happy all the time and have boundless energy and the world would be full of rainbows. Life is life, with it's ups and downs. I was just beginning to face it each day not hungover and physically exhausted.
I had to totally relearn how to live life without booze. I couldn't handle stress without it, I couldn't celebrate life's good things without it, I couldn't fall asleep without it, and finally, I couldn't start my day without it.
It takes time for your body and mind to heal, after years of abuse.
It will get better!