27th day, mind fog still present
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27th day, mind fog still present
Hi everyone
Ive been sober for almost a month now, but I still have what many here call mind fog, I feel confused and have a difficult time concentrating. Not all the time, but often enough.
Is it normal???
Now long does this last???
It feels like a great sacrifice with little gain.
Ive been sober for almost a month now, but I still have what many here call mind fog, I feel confused and have a difficult time concentrating. Not all the time, but often enough.
Is it normal???
Now long does this last???
It feels like a great sacrifice with little gain.
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I was very "brain sick" in the end and wondered if I had wet brain. I had brain fog for a good three months and still only feel 95% fog-free at 8 months. It only gets better.
Just think, drinking would set you back to day one. I swear to god, the PAWS this time have kept me sober more than anything else. I refuse to ever go through this again.
You'll feel a little bit better every day.
Now that I think about it, I did have some moments of clarity (no fog) in the first few months. It would kinda come and go.
It keeps getting better!
Just think, drinking would set you back to day one. I swear to god, the PAWS this time have kept me sober more than anything else. I refuse to ever go through this again.
You'll feel a little bit better every day.
Now that I think about it, I did have some moments of clarity (no fog) in the first few months. It would kinda come and go.
It keeps getting better!
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27 days is great! Took me several months to get out of the haze and probably close to a year to feel somewhat normal. After 30 years of drinking I never really knew what normal was. Takes a while but life is worth it.
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Originally Posted by MelindaFlowers 
I was very "brain sick" in the end and wondered if I had wet brain. I had brain fog for a good three months and still only feel 95% fog-free at 8 months. It only gets better.
Just think, drinking would set you back to day one. I swear to god, the PAWS this time have kept me sober more than anything else. I refuse to ever go through this again.
You'll feel a little bit better every day.
Now that I think about it, I did have some moments of clarity (no fog) in the first few months. It would kinda come and go.
It keeps getting better!
Just think, drinking would set you back to day one. I swear to god, the PAWS this time have kept me sober more than anything else. I refuse to ever go through this again.
You'll feel a little bit better every day.
Now that I think about it, I did have some moments of clarity (no fog) in the first few months. It would kinda come and go.
It keeps getting better!
I was feeling better after the first 3 weeks but I guess Im just going thru a rough couple of days and the easiest thing to do is just question if going sober is worth it.
But of course it is.
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Congrats on 27 days, Joez. I experienced a foggy-brain for six months before if began to gradually lift. Hang in and take heart, it will go away.
Don't give up; sobriety is worth every bit of the effort. It's truly amazing.
Don't give up; sobriety is worth every bit of the effort. It's truly amazing.
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I've been sober over 11 weeks and this morning had to look at my driver's license to remember who I was. Fogs come and go, maybe a bit of PAWS filtering in as well. It takes time, be patient and adapt. (I wrote my name on my hand so I don't have to look for my wallet to get my license anymore. If I wash my hands, I'm in trouble again.)
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Hi Joez
After 4 month I am starting to get it together my body suffered massively after 16 years of drinking but my mind has been taking its time to come around.
I think of it as learning to walk again. Because alcohol was a big part of life we included it into everyday living? When it is not present we are aware of this in every aspect of our day to day activities and I feel it makes us confused and slightly anxious about things so its about learning to live life again minus the presence of alcohol. I am no expert but I try to keep things as simple as possible when discussing my feelings and thoughts here so I hope it is of some use.
Like everyone says it gets better day by day so hang in there you are doing great .. I get up in the morning now with felling happy and wondering what new experience I will encounter today ?
Remember day by day...
After 4 month I am starting to get it together my body suffered massively after 16 years of drinking but my mind has been taking its time to come around.
I think of it as learning to walk again. Because alcohol was a big part of life we included it into everyday living? When it is not present we are aware of this in every aspect of our day to day activities and I feel it makes us confused and slightly anxious about things so its about learning to live life again minus the presence of alcohol. I am no expert but I try to keep things as simple as possible when discussing my feelings and thoughts here so I hope it is of some use.
Like everyone says it gets better day by day so hang in there you are doing great .. I get up in the morning now with felling happy and wondering what new experience I will encounter today ?
Remember day by day...
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