LionOfJudah

Really.

ScottFromWI

That's because people aren't perfect, and we all think differently. I've done a lot of things in my life that even I don't understand.

Boleo

What do you mean? I never have that problem.

zjw

yeah i dont understand.

LionOfJudah

Nevermind.

25andddd

Ironic that I don't understand you writing this post or what you are trying to say entirely....

Point proven.

SoberLeigh

It's okay, LionOfJudah; early times are confusing.

We've all been there.

Jupiters

I'm still trying to self analyze stuff I did or said! LOL

LionOfJudah

I'm not talking about people in this forum. It is just very difficult to stay sober sometimes when people make stupid comments about you. I'm staying sober through this. Afterall, it is day 1 and I'm probably just being reactive and irritable.

Jen73

Hi Judah, in your first week or so you are going to irritable. Most people don't know what you are going through or they cant read your mind.

It might be really hard to understand people and I still working to let that go, cause I cant control anything other people do or say. The only way I can control it is not let it bother me and hope some day you can just forgive and look at them in a different way.

Good luck

ScottFromWI

Yes, day 1 can be a very difficult time. If you are referring to comments made via social media, I'd higly recommend simply logging off all forms of it. I deleted my facebook and twitter accounts not too long after getting sober and it was one of the best things I could have done. The vast majority of what you find there is useless gossip anyway.

Jupiters

I know I was hypersensitive (and I am by nature) the early days. And very easily agitated and irritated. Everything annoyed me. The way people breathed annoyed me. I think that's normal. Our bodies are flushing out the poison. Probably not sleeping well. Of course you are going to be not yourself.

as for stupid comments. try not to let it get you down. I like that saying you hear around here all the time and I try to remember it often.
"what other people think of me, is none of my business"

hang in there.

zjw

actually its really easy to come up with an excuse to drink. just push forward you can do this.

GracieLou

It is not my job to understand others. My job is to understand me. At first, I didn't. I did not even know who I was. I know now but it took work, soul searching and above all else, honesty.

Worry about you, let others worry about themselves.

I heard early this early in recovery and I have to remind myself of it often "What other people think about me is none of my business" and that is so true. I don't live my life for others. I live it for myself.

Dee74

There's a million reasons to drink...try thinking of the reasons not to drink LionofJudah

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Nonsensical

I am more surprised when I do understand people. For example, most of my friends and the people I work with will sometimes go for a beer after work. I mean, why would anyone have a beer, some times?

People make no sense.

LBrain

well if it is only sometimes, you are doing better than I

TheNatural

I second this. I stayed with a friend a while back, and his girlfriend poured herself one glass of wine, and only drank about half of it, and just poured it out, no big deal. I just don't understand how people can do that. Last fall, I used to watch football with my dad at a restaurant/bar and there was a regular who would sip on one beer for the 3 hour duration of the game. I was never big into drinking at bars, but when I would watch football at home, I would be very drunk by halftime.

Soberwolf

Ive think were all been there Lionjudah i dont get ppl sometimes i dont get myself either sometimes

loved Boleo's post made me laugh thanks Boleo