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Old 04-27-2009, 09:18 AM
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jamdls
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Heck Relief, Monday mornings always seem to suck, but I have found that Monday mornings are a lot brighter since I've not been drunk all weekend and suffering a major hangover. I think anger is very common in early recovery from any substance alcohol/drugs/nicotene/ and from food issues as well because we have programmed ourselves to turn to the substance any time we have an issue, whether good or bad and we don't know how to deal with life w/o the substance so our body reacts in anger as if to say "give me the 'drug'" not necessarily as a craving perhaps just a habit; and then there is often sadness because we have given up our "friend" the drug of choice...It's not a whole lot different than when a friend or family member dies, people feel anger/sadness/denial (not necessarily in that order) and finally acceptance. Our problems didn't become our problems overnight and they won't go away overnight either.

Be strong you deserve it.

Judy
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