Overforty - It took me a while to appreciate my new freedom from alcohol. I was bored & restless too in the beginning. Being bored wasn't life threatening, though - and I was safe from the chaos & reckless life I'd been leading. Eventually I grew to cherish the lack of 'excitement' - and learned to treasure my new life. The fake fun that drinking seemed to generate was not real. The drunk me was a fool who wasn't living a genuine life. I hope to never see her again.
Don't give up.