I was naturally introverted, and at times would be outgoing in the wrong ways, when I drank.
I didn't become more comfortable with myself because I stopped drinking.. and again, here I go, a broken record.. but as Steve said, the healing happens gradually.. and for me, I've learned to like myself a lot more, in fact I'm sort of a bad ass and love speaking my mind and interacting with people now.
It's so funny. There was this really, really lovable person hiding under all the ********. I had no clue.