Even in the midst of grief and discomfort, we can still cultivate the habit of gratitude. After the first couple of days sober, I was grateful for waking up without a hangover, and then more grateful I could remember clearly all I had done the night before.
They taught me in AA to be grateful for the use of my limbs and my eyes, for the roof over my head, for the opportunity to learn how to stay sober another day. It’s funny, when I put the focus on myself and what I have that is positive and what I don’t have that’s negative, it helps me to be less concerned about myself and more easily able to reach out to others.
There is a thread on here you might want to check out in this regard.