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Join Date: Dec 2012
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New to site
Just wanted to say hello to everyone and to introduce myself, wasn't sure where to do this so here I am. Joined this site today for some extra support and conversation.
Sober for 13 months and am generally feeling good although my emotions have been all over the place for the past couple of weeks. Still, it's so much better than the other.
Looking forward to getting to know you all
Sober for 13 months and am generally feeling good although my emotions have been all over the place for the past couple of weeks. Still, it's so much better than the other.
Looking forward to getting to know you all
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Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Japan
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Hey there.
I am new here as well. Glad to make your acquaintance.
I can totally relate to having your emotions all over the place!
Feel free to go into detail; I am sure we have all experienced what you are feeling before and can lend a helpful ear to it all.
I am new here as well. Glad to make your acquaintance.
I can totally relate to having your emotions all over the place!
Feel free to go into detail; I am sure we have all experienced what you are feeling before and can lend a helpful ear to it all.
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Join Date: Dec 2012
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The emotional thing has been a struggle for me. I never really allowed myself to feel emotions that were in anyway uncomfortable when I was drinking. If I drank enough I didn't have to deal with the annoying things. Now it's all about life on life's terms and with that comes things that make me uncomfortable or aggitated. I'm learning how to deal with all of that.
Thanks for the welcome
Thanks for the welcome
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Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Japan
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Good way to put it.
I feel the same.
Although, to perhaps put a positive spin on all this, at least now instead of blocking out reality, you are armed with a far sharper set of tools that actually unite people and things around you, instead of driving them away.
I feel the same.
Although, to perhaps put a positive spin on all this, at least now instead of blocking out reality, you are armed with a far sharper set of tools that actually unite people and things around you, instead of driving them away.
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Welcome Kristy and congratulations on your recovery!
In recovery I found that I had allowed my emotions to control me completely and my life had been like a roller coaster ride. As you said, you need to learn to live with the emotions. It was also important to me to learn that they are just emotions. They don't have the power to control me. I can feel them and let them go.
In recovery I found that I had allowed my emotions to control me completely and my life had been like a roller coaster ride. As you said, you need to learn to live with the emotions. It was also important to me to learn that they are just emotions. They don't have the power to control me. I can feel them and let them go.
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Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: South East England
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Welcome to SR, and congratulations on your 13 months.
I understand the emotion thing. I am just learning how to deal with mine. Alcohol suppressed my real feelings for years and when I was drunk I just had this over-exaggerated messy emotional thing going on. Nothing was real or genuine.
You have a lot more sober time than me, but I think it's ok to learn to recognise how we feel as we grow. I often stop myself now if I have a wave of emotion and try and work out what it actually is! My feelings and moods can change so quickly though, sometimes it's ok to just acknowledge them, then move on x
I understand the emotion thing. I am just learning how to deal with mine. Alcohol suppressed my real feelings for years and when I was drunk I just had this over-exaggerated messy emotional thing going on. Nothing was real or genuine.
You have a lot more sober time than me, but I think it's ok to learn to recognise how we feel as we grow. I often stop myself now if I have a wave of emotion and try and work out what it actually is! My feelings and moods can change so quickly though, sometimes it's ok to just acknowledge them, then move on x
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Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Sydney NSW
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Thanks everyone. Every single bit of support helps and there's nothing like having your own kind to chat to
Great mood today, it's the little things that still make me incredibly grateful and happy...just getting through another day without the aid of alcohol is a blessing and nothing short of a miracle. 14 months ago my day was spent in bed hugging a cask of wine, miserable, full of shame and convinced that I was just a horrible person. Today I hold my head high, look people in the eye and am truly grateful for a day of sobriety
Great mood today, it's the little things that still make me incredibly grateful and happy...just getting through another day without the aid of alcohol is a blessing and nothing short of a miracle. 14 months ago my day was spent in bed hugging a cask of wine, miserable, full of shame and convinced that I was just a horrible person. Today I hold my head high, look people in the eye and am truly grateful for a day of sobriety
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