well yes, it IS a foreign experience. and so it can be uncomfortable. disconcerting. anxiety-producing. uplifting. confusing. discombobulating. slating. exciting. freakish. boring.
and many more.
and then it will change and you will feel differently.
there are ways to deal with the wreckage, and if you stay sober, you can find those ways and start that process.
lots of folk here who have done just that.