Originally Posted by theanimal

Thank you for the support, both of you!

I've read about the symptoms, and they kinda align, but not that much. I'm normally a little hot tempered, and that's one thing I'm hoping to change.

One of the hardest things so far, is that the first week or 2 without a drink gets me REALLY active. I feel smart, full of great ideas, get a lot done, impress those I work around, etc. Living a higher performance lifestyle has been a big motivator for me to go sober. I want to experience things my non-drinking friends my age do (fortunately I have a few of these friends these days). But PAWS slowing me down and making me dumb is frustrating!