One of those days..
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One of those days..
I'm having one of those days where everything seems meaningless and stupid and overwhelming and my mind is racing and obsessing and I feel like I'm just going to lose it any second!
I've tried praying, meditating, walking, talking, writing a gratitude list, working on my assignments, listening to music, but I can't shake this feeling of being "not okay." .. I don't see any apparent reasons for feeling this way other than just being in early sobriety(2 weeks).
Maybe I'm just hitting a brick wall. I've been feeling really good the past 2 weeks and I guess I just don't see these feelings coming. I actually do feel a little better just typing this all out. I'm not going to pick up today and I'm going to my home group later. I just want these icky feelings to go away but I need to be patient.
I've tried praying, meditating, walking, talking, writing a gratitude list, working on my assignments, listening to music, but I can't shake this feeling of being "not okay." .. I don't see any apparent reasons for feeling this way other than just being in early sobriety(2 weeks).
Maybe I'm just hitting a brick wall. I've been feeling really good the past 2 weeks and I guess I just don't see these feelings coming. I actually do feel a little better just typing this all out. I'm not going to pick up today and I'm going to my home group later. I just want these icky feelings to go away but I need to be patient.
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Hey Jake, 2 weeks is still early days, the body and mind are adjusting, and it's going to take time!!
Hang in there, because when things eventually level out, that's when the light at the end of the tunnel appears!!
Hang in there, because when things eventually level out, that's when the light at the end of the tunnel appears!!
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I'm at almost two weeks, Jake, and I was feeling just that way last night. It's painful and it seemed like it would last forever. I went to bed and woke up feeling better. Purple knight is right - it's just part of recovery, I guess.
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Hi. It might help to understand the beating we gave ourselves for various periods of time are not repaired as fast as we would like. I needed to be told that alcohol is a toxic substance not a health drink. It takes a four letter word we alkys don’t like to repair ourselves. TIME. A word that scares some of us but is involved in helping us become sober.
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I look at it as 'growing pains' in recovery.
As long as you keep incorporating your
recovery program in ur everyday life, good
things, little miracles will begin to appear.
It's those little bitty things we would normally
take for granted that become those little gifts
that we will treasure for a lifetime.
I also know that in my heart and soul, Someone
greater than I knows all and will not give me
anymore than I can handle. I believe it is the
same for you.
As long as you keep incorporating your
recovery program in ur everyday life, good
things, little miracles will begin to appear.
It's those little bitty things we would normally
take for granted that become those little gifts
that we will treasure for a lifetime.
I also know that in my heart and soul, Someone
greater than I knows all and will not give me
anymore than I can handle. I believe it is the
same for you.
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