"thoughts of impending doom"
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Ninsuna, you might have a point there...I'm addicted to Diet Coke, been like that for years lol I drink around 2 litres per day...NOT good! But I think I need a separate recovery program and support group for that haha 
Also I'm quite the chain smoker which adds up to my already over-stimulated brain.
However, these two addictions somehow keep me away from my alcoholic doom. When I try to quit diet coke and cigarettes, I either resume drinking or fall into an excessive junk food addiction. I simply always need to overdo something! Sigmund Freud would have said I have an oral fixation lol
Also I'm quite the chain smoker which adds up to my already over-stimulated brain.
However, these two addictions somehow keep me away from my alcoholic doom. When I try to quit diet coke and cigarettes, I either resume drinking or fall into an excessive junk food addiction. I simply always need to overdo something! Sigmund Freud would have said I have an oral fixation lol
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Hey art! Congrats on two weeks...I gave up the cigarettes with the booze. One of my big tools is trying to love myself...trying to keep the poison at a minimum :-)
I have a friend with 15 years sober, he is the most high strung, OCD person I have ever met. He's also obsessed with death among other things. He keeps an even keel through daily meditation and bikram 6 days a week. I have found both helpful to me:-)
I have a friend with 15 years sober, he is the most high strung, OCD person I have ever met. He's also obsessed with death among other things. He keeps an even keel through daily meditation and bikram 6 days a week. I have found both helpful to me:-)
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Well done on your early sober time.....
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you could check with your doctor just to see what's up.
You may not be aware of this....
Post Acute Withdrawl - Relapse Prevention Specialists - TLC The Living Center
you could check with your doctor just to see what's up.
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Originally Posted by whenartdeparts 
hey, it's been two weeks since my last drink...
...and I'm starting to notice that I'm developing an abnormal obsession with death, I keep on imagining worst-case scenarios, keep on replaying them over and over again in my head, my panic attacks are getting more and more frequent and intense, my adrenaline levels keep on jumping up and down, my mood swings are beginning to handicap me...
I really hope that's just my brain wondering where its favorite poison alcohol went lol Has anybody else experienced similar symptoms in early recovery? I stopped having nightmares at night, its my "day dreams" that scare me
...and I'm starting to notice that I'm developing an abnormal obsession with death, I keep on imagining worst-case scenarios, keep on replaying them over and over again in my head, my panic attacks are getting more and more frequent and intense, my adrenaline levels keep on jumping up and down, my mood swings are beginning to handicap me...
I really hope that's just my brain wondering where its favorite poison alcohol went lol Has anybody else experienced similar symptoms in early recovery? I stopped having nightmares at night, its my "day dreams" that scare me
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AA4Life, two years ago I quit drinking for 10 weeks and was on Prozac and Cipralex... It worked for a while, but at one point my brain just got used to it and I didn't want to increase the dosage (did I mention I have super addictive personality lol?)
My anxiety has been a bit milder today (and for the most of yesterday) so I still have hope I can make it without medication.
Anyway, it's Friday again :S I'm gonna make sure I do something "intellectual" in the evening, my cravings are definitely not gonna defeat me! Not now, not ever
My anxiety has been a bit milder today (and for the most of yesterday) so I still have hope I can make it without medication.
Anyway, it's Friday again :S I'm gonna make sure I do something "intellectual" in the evening, my cravings are definitely not gonna defeat me! Not now, not ever
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Originally Posted by AA4life
My anxiety was through the roof when I quit drinking. I hated it. I ended up starting Prozac and it really helps, a lot.
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Originally Posted by Ninsuna
It's a little obvious, but no one has said it so I will; make sure you're not overdoing the caffeine. We sometimes substitute coffee and sodas and don't realise how much we're taking in. Your newly sober body is probably more sensitive to caffeine and it will make you anxious and paranoid.
How long do you guys usually go with your insomnia? Mine generally goes about 4 or 5 days until I can get a decent nights' sleep and then it's back to normal.
One day at a time!
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