christimc

Normal or not anyone? Sometimes ill get these feelings of dread and doom like something bad will happen to me health wise....or if i start to feel too good sober i get freaked out like omg, i cant feel this good somethigs wrong. Stupid i know but anyine else get these feelings?

least

My moods were so up and down in early recovery. With more sober time they settled down and now aren't so 'uneven'. This will pass.

hardhearts

I'm in early sobriety and a literal rollercoaster. Part of it might be amplified by my mental illness but I'm told that the yoyo-ing and anxiety is normal.

Dee74

I think those are pretty common - I certainly had them.

Try your best to focus on today and not jump ahead to the rest of your life...that will unfold as it will, one day at a time

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Upward2Enlightenment

Thanks D, I was just talking to someone about trying to figure out my future then read this.

christimc early on it is a roller coaster. If you feel like the coaster came off the tracks find someone to talk to, it helps a lot. Trust me.

Dee74

I was guilty of this for a long time.

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Soberpotamus

Yes, I had those thoughts and feelings early on and occasionally still have them. At this point though, I don't think that something's wrong. It's just that this is what it's like to be sober. And part of suddenly being sober is that your feelings and thoughts can bombard and overwhelm you. I found a therapist and stuck with her for the first six months. She helped me stay anchored at times.

christimc

I love this, thank you.

FeelingGreat

When I went through some periods of depression in my earlier years I was sure I was going to die early from cancer. I was surprised to read later that this is a common symptom of depression. I know your are being treated for depression so don't hesitate to talk to your doctor about your feelings.

Rar

Yes, I do with the exception that I get sad and/or depressed rather than freak out. In fact, I've had those feelings quite allot lately.

Awesome quote Dee. I love it.

Tang

Naturally feeling good feels wrong to me. Maybe too many years of artificial highs. I do feel high levels of dread but I attribute that to aging.

fishsmacker

Yes its normal to go thru that stage. Your body is readjusting itself back to normal,just let it all flow,and deffinately have a place to lay and chill. This will take some time getting use too,so be patient,,you are healing right now,this is a sign of healing.

desypete

my moods were all over the place in early days my head wouldn't stop looking for things to worry about its takes time for that to slow down and other people helped me with that process in meetings as i would spew it all out and get some release from it all and feel at peace for a little while then go home and it would start all over again
you could try writing things down that are going on in your head right now and get it out that way but make sure you then go back and reread what you wrote say in an hours time or 2 and i bet you will be amazed what your thinking compared to what you was thinking just a couple of hours ago

DocSobrietist

I wish that I could say the chaotic roller-coaster of feeling-your-feelings gets more stable and predictable after the first six months, but for me, it hasn't.

-DrS

2muchpain

I have not caved or given up!!!!!!

Dee74

good to see you back posting 2much

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Chicagoan

I hear you........

My mood swings are almost constant.
There are times that I don't even know
who I am anymore. No matter how I
feel now, I feel one heck of a lot
better than I did 3 weeks ago.

I know it is hard, but try to stay
occupied. I have to force myself,
but I know that I have to do it.