Originally Posted by Mattq2

I'm heading towards 8 months sober . You know I've been described more then once as gruff. Don't usually show a bunch of emotions. I noticed lately that I can get a little teary eyed while watching a movie or if I hear a sad song. So yeah I do feel a more powerful sadness now that I'm sober. I also feel happiness to a point of being joyful. Joy is not an emotion I would have ever used in the past to describe how I feel.

So I guess sober I feel all emotions more. I'll blow by those sad days no problem to get to those happy ones. I'm almost positive this is what normal people feel like😊

I choose to focus only on the improvements, the happiness. And the good times.

I think we all should.