ArtFriend

I dunno if it is the shorter days, the holidays, the gloomy weather, Jupiter aligning with Mars or what, but I feel crazy.... you know, flip-city

Anyone else in cuckoo world?

doggonecarl

Sounds like early recovery to me. Hang in there.

ScottFromWI

Shorter days always kind of bum me out along with cold weather. Try walking/relaxation/yoga something that will ground you or bring you back to earth.

JT0626

I was feeling like that on Sunday. It sucked, but I didn't drink! ;-)

Weasel1966

Crazy is as crazy does and staying sober is the most far from crazy thing we can do.

I vote sane!

Actions speak loudest.

ArtFriend

You know how people review a movie and they say "I laughed, I cried"... I do that all day, without the aid of a movie!

hopeful4

Raising Hand...me...

I had counseling together with my kids last night, they affirmed that indeed, I guess I am losing it.

I am just short and testy with everyone these days. I dunno.

I will get better, counseling helps thank goodness!

barefootjunker

cuckoo world... lol I'm nuckingfuts most all the time, but to be nuckingfuts sober is a bit disturbing at times. There are days that I feel like something ominous is going to happen from the get go. Not sure why, but it happens. I find getting out of myself and doing something for someone else helps chase that feeling away.

Soberwolf

Fly N Buy

My wife sliced me a piece of humble pie for tday......
We were discussing sobriety and I suppose I was digging for a little encouragement = ego

She stated unequivocally, that my sobriety is so much better for all and pleased I am attempting to change.

BUT, she stated I have gotten worse in some regards - ie crazier, than before I stopped.
Wow - I was cut to the quick..........

Made me think and dig deeper into myself......I hate it when she is right.

Much work to do!

Dee74

Try and find something that grounds you AF...it's useful this time of year

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CAPTAINZING2000

It gets better

Aellyce

I definitely had days like that in my recovery, AF. For me, it came periodically: I would be pretty good and stable for weeks, then pretty crazy and overwhelmed for a couple days or weeks. Sometimes external events and stress played a role in it but often not. Last time this happened, I went to the ER because I thought I was really losing my mind and was scared. Then day after, quite normal and it's been pretty calm and stable for a while now. For me, talking to people about my crazy thoughts and feelings helps, both on SR and in real life.

tomsteve

What the hell is cray-cray???

ArtFriend

Urban Dictionary: cray cray

ArtFriend

Thanks everyone! I think I will seek out a counselor to do some talk therapy. I don't want to burden my friends...and I'll hang out here with my homies.

Dee74

non-homies join this queue with me, TS

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Ruby2

I'm always a little nutty. It doesn't matter the weather. But it was more pronounced during earlier sobriety. It evens out after a while. Some days are still worse than others but it's usually situational. You have to figure out what you can handle and don't put more on your plate than that. I volunteered to bring dinner to an older couple from church this evening. I figured "no problem". However, I didn't calculate into saying "yes" getting two young kids and me up, fed, dressed and out the door for school, and into bed last night. Went to bed after midnight, up at 6, running around like a maniac this morning boiling noodles, packing food up, packing kids up. Note to self: don't volunteer to do this again on a school/work night.

It's always a learning experience. Being a little cray cray is always a good thing in my book. Always a little more interesting.

Aellyce

I definitely recommend the counseling. Look for someone that in sympathetic for you as a person and in his/her methods. I love my sessions and my therapist is also quite accessible at other times in case of emergency and if I need to discuss something urgently.

gettingsmarter

Hang in there.
I'm from North Texas too. At least we are not in our third month of a 100 degrees.