Originally Posted by
George89 
I also thought, this is how real confidence is built ! By getting used to being you, the natural version of you. It truly feels like we have to get to know ourselves from scratch and I've heard that before from people recovering, that we have to get to know the new us.
Yes! That's exactly it. Sobriety has given me a completely new level of social confidence because for over a year now I've had to just be 100% me all the time, whatever mood I'm in, however I feel at any particular social setting. Part of building up that confidence is being uncomfortable, yes. But it's great that you can see how you're growing from it, because you are.