Originally Posted by
hibbsy23 
My partner of 3 and a half years sometimes says I would show more emotion and be a bit more expressive. I think it upsets her a bit because I said once I used up all my emotions when I was drinking. Obviously for her she sees this as though its not her I love, but a previous partner. Its an awkward one really.
If I have to be a little bit less expressive to still be alive, then I'm okay with it! People liked me more when I was drinking, because I was livelier and more social, but that wasn't really me. I'm not an overly emotional or expressive person, and I've come to find new friends in my sobriety who are okay with that. I still feel things, and sometimes I feel things very deeply, I just don't show it.