MasCowbell

Day 4 here. Title says it all. Why does recovery make me so pissed off?!?

Saskia

It's my understanding that feeling a good deal of anger in early sobriety is normal. During early days our brains are changing a good deal and that takes time to work itself out!

least

Early recovery is often an emotional roller coaster. Stay sober. It gets better. Four days is very early. You're still in withdrawal. Give yourself more sober time for things to settle down.

AnvilheadII

if you were day 4 into getting over the flu, would you be skipping around singing show tunes?

you are recovering, mostly in body right now. you've been quite ill, and it takes time to get better. you probably also feel like someone ripped your skin off and every nerve ending is exposed. hang in there, it WILL pass. do not drink. no matter what. get invested in a program of recovery of your choice. and stick with us here.

greens

Cuz drinking and pills relaxed me turned off my brain somewhat.
When I got sober I was pissed at everything and NOONE knew how to drive !!
I did a lot of therapy, moving and sittimg meditation , and exercise.
It helped

Debbie329

I take medication.....so I don't get pissed off much anymore.....although I have a showdown w my dentist tomorrow morning.......I already know I'm going to loose my temper and cuss him out. I call that assertive.

MasCowbell

I feel like my difficulty sleeping is adding to the anger and anxiety I am feeling throughout the day. I just honestly haven't been sober for 4 days in 10 years. Like you said above my brain has been altered and I have been ill for a long time. Thank you for your responses...there's a slight calm that comes over me when I read from people like me. Thanks

sugarbear1

I always thought is was all that stuff I drank to numb my self with, those bad emotions, those resentments all coming to the surface.

GroundhogDay

It is common to be irrationally irritable early in sobriety. I remember getting mad at a lamp around 10 days in.

thomas11

Hi Mascowbell, four days sober after 10 years its a great start. Yes, I agree with you that the process of getting sober is difficult and the lack of sleep doesn't help. Very common, and it goes away. Any slip or misstep will just prolong the agony. You can do it.

SweetBaby

I should just link my anger thread right in here! I am sorry you are angry but it gave me the chills know I was not the only one. I had no clue anger was a part of recovery.

Soberween

Oh yea, I remember I was so agitated the first few weeks of sobriety. I'm sure it was because I had to face life without the mask of liquid relief. Foolishly I kept doing the early recovery over and over because I was white knuckling it and didn't have a sober plan in place. Once I established what would keep me sober, it was smooth sailing. Once I hit around 30 days, the constant agitated state had greatly dissipated and it became so much easier. Just keep plugging along one day at a time. Fake it til you make it if you have to.

PurpleKnight

Day 4 is fantastic!! Keep pushing through!!

For me it took time for my emotions/feelings to level out, the body needed to repair years of drinking, but it couldn't do it in a matter of days so hang in there!!

Dee74

Like others have said, it's common to feel this way- it does get better
Try and think of the good things in your life - everyone has them - be grateful
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Kevin78

I remember the periods of anger from day 1 sober. I was told it gets better with time, and it did. I felt that way for probably the first month or two, on and off. After 4 months now, and the only Anger I have been getting is road rage. Going to AA has helped me also.

Soberwolf

Congrats on day 4 it does get better as time goes on but i hear you early sobriety is tough the good news is you dont have to go through this again

Your doing great

sg1970

I was pretty pissed because I was a spoiled baby and my pacifier was gone.

The old emotional roller coaster. You will be on a killer natural high tomorrow probably. It gets a lot better. Hang in there it is well worth it.

LimitedLemur

I'm right there with you! My tolerance for most things is next to nothing right now and I'm spending a lot of time bitching under my breath, but we just have to ride it out. Distractions help. I know that's not always possible, but just try to breathe I'm hoping things get better soon!

Hope2014

It's normal in the beginning. Your central nervous system has to reboot and it takes time.
Plus this week is a full moon. I'm feeling wiley too!

Hang in there, it will pass!

MasCowbell

Yes I see that this is a recurring theme among early sobriety. However, today I envisioned ripping a door off of the building I was going into and Tasmanian deviling through it just. My dreams when I sleep are kindof horror movies too. Not sure what that's all about. Very vivid but twisted and quite unnerving.