I too experienced the sensation that stopping alcohol makes the evenings drab. That sensation fades in time. It wasn’t that your evenings were colorful it was t

I too experienced the sensation that stopping alcohol makes the evenings drab. That sensation fades in time. It wasn’t that your evenings were colorful it was that alcohol blinded you to the fact that they weren’t. The color comes back when you surround yourself with thoughtful, interesting people who you like. Alcohol was just numbing you to the banality of everyday life. The way through is to overcome it not to ignore it.