the fog
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the fog
how long did it take for you mentak fog to lift? I have trouble reading and such i hope this will go away. i love to read, but lately i just end up losing my train of thought. i will stick to magazines for now.
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Hi....I was again doing NY Times Crosswords at 6 weeks sober. Shortly after that my reading comprehension returned.
My depression left by 3 months.
Everyone has their own time line for healing.
Stay sober and relax.
My depression left by 3 months.
Everyone has their own time line for healing.
Stay sober and relax.
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Morning....
At one point, before my drinking and using was a constant thing, I read an average of five books a week...and they weren't Harlequin romances. I got sober, and I couldn't read a paragraph without going over it again and again. Nothing would stick, and to read aloud was torture.
It took me longer than Carol. Six months or so to read with ease, maybe a little longer for comprehension to come back. It continued to improve for the first full two years. I'm now writing critical papers on some pretty complicated works (I'm in school...English major...would have laughed if you told me when I was a few months sober that I'd be caple of that).
Hang in there. Things continue getting better in this respect for awhile.
Peace & Love,
Sugah
At one point, before my drinking and using was a constant thing, I read an average of five books a week...and they weren't Harlequin romances. I got sober, and I couldn't read a paragraph without going over it again and again. Nothing would stick, and to read aloud was torture.
It took me longer than Carol. Six months or so to read with ease, maybe a little longer for comprehension to come back. It continued to improve for the first full two years. I'm now writing critical papers on some pretty complicated works (I'm in school...English major...would have laughed if you told me when I was a few months sober that I'd be caple of that).
Hang in there. Things continue getting better in this respect for awhile.
Peace & Love,
Sugah
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Savior and Karol....
Please go up to the sticky...
"Quitting what to expect"
on page 4 is a link I posted for PAWS.
"Quitting" is full of info....
Some wull apply to you some will not...
Keep in focus.... Blessings
"Quitting what to expect"
on page 4 is a link I posted for PAWS.
"Quitting" is full of info....
Some wull apply to you some will not...
Keep in focus.... Blessings
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It's a process, reading and writing helped a lot.
By being to recognize that you can't focus is growth in it self.
But there's other lessons or growth within it.
You learned to be more patient,gental or less critical to yourself.
You're learnding acceptance.
You're learnding grace.
You're learnding about your feelings
You're learnding to reach out for help.
You're learnding to just BE.
You're also learnding not to be in your head and go to your heart.
The fog are being lifted. It's just not what you thought it was
or your old ways of thinking. You know keep an OPENMIND.
By being to recognize that you can't focus is growth in it self.
But there's other lessons or growth within it.
You learned to be more patient,gental or less critical to yourself.
You're learnding acceptance.
You're learnding grace.
You're learnding about your feelings
You're learnding to reach out for help.
You're learnding to just BE.
You're also learnding not to be in your head and go to your heart.
The fog are being lifted. It's just not what you thought it was
or your old ways of thinking. You know keep an OPENMIND.
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thanks carold for the link. it was on page #5. i had no idea of its severity. hopefully my Bikram yoga will help with some of the symptoms, but it looks like i may have this for awhile!
I guess I am not as clear headed as I thought! Thanks!
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