Originally Posted by
Nonsensical 
Alcohol Induced Anhedonia is a real thing. I was loaded with it. I didn't know it for a long time, so I kept running back to the bottle thinking
I don't like how sober feels.
Problem was - I didn't actually know how sober felt because I wasn't sober long enough to get past the alcohol induced anhedonia.
I'm not a 12-stepper, but the AA crowd advocates
90 meetings in 90 days, and I think that's a damn good rule of thumb. Give yourself a chance to actually
feel what it's like to be sober.
If you haven't started yet, the best day to start your 90 days is today!
I did not use AA (more fool me I think) but I agree, it does take around three months to start feeling normal and less like someone who has stopped drinking but still wants one and misses it badly.
Good to see you posting Lunar and congratulations on the 253 days plus the time you have now. Even though you relapsed for a time they are not wasted.