Day 18
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Join Date: Jun 2013
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Day 18 is still very, very early into recovery. Brain fog and anxiety are very normal for day 18. I experienced the same thing in early recovery and I think a lot of us do. You need to take it 1 day at a time or even 1 hour at a time, this early on. It will get easier, much easier. You need to hang in there. Come to SR daily, go to AA meetings, do whatever you gotta do to get support and stay away from the drink. It's almost impossible to stay sober without any type of support.
I wish you the best of luck.
I wish you the best of luck.
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Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: London
Posts: 46
I am having a really hard time. I don't want a drink but I can't focus on anything. The future seems frightening. Simple tasks seem impossible. I feel like I am keeping a brave face on and I want to cry inside.
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Join Date: Apr 2014
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It is difficult to get through the brain fog and whatnot. In the moment, it makes it seem like sobriety isn't that great. If you think that, acknowledge it and do whatever it takes to get through. That's why social support is so helpful...you can talk to people on the other side of the brain fog. Even if it doesn't feel like it, the feeling you are having will go away with time. There's no telling how long it will that, but it will!
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Join Date: Sep 2014
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I made it 35 days once and still felt foggy and blah, so I started up again for the reasons you mentioned. I just wanted to feel good and be able to focus. Enjoy doing things again.
It seems to be universal here that it eventually gets much better. I didn't believe it would before, but sometimes you need to have a little faith. Don't give up.
It seems to be universal here that it eventually gets much better. I didn't believe it would before, but sometimes you need to have a little faith. Don't give up.
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