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Old 02-02-2019, 10:27 PM
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kiki26
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I started having really bad anxiety the last couple years of years of my drinking. Things that hadn’t bothered me before, like driving, would give me huge bouts of anxiety. I constantly felt like I would get into a car accident, and was jumpy all the time. Toward the end it felt like every little thing caused panic and sweats and heart palpitations. I can say, now at over 4 months sober, my anxiety is so so so so so much better. The jumpiness and palpitations are completely gone. And I feel so much calmer, and able to walk myself through anxiety now. I focus on what I can control and it seems to really work. I gave myself 2 months after getting sober to see how I would feel (if I would need meds for anxiety or my depression) and I didn’t need anything. I used to think he only thing to calm my anxiety was a drink, now I see how it was contributing to it the entire time. It’s so nice to feel clear headed and be able to see that all now. Good luck to you!
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