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I was almost overwhelmed.
I was doing alot better, but today I had that overwhelming feeling from my old trigger stress. Felt like throwing up. My anxiety level was extreme and and I was trembling. It's work again. End of the month dead line without the help that I need. So it hit me bad. Actually left work. and then went back and was hit with it again. I remember reading and learning about PAWS through SR. I'm so thankful for everything that I have learned here. I did not break, because I have a place to come to immediately and express myself. It really helps just to come here and start typing away.It helps you to become aware of what's happening to yourself inside. I'm breathing deeply and still learning how to deal with these moments. In the past I would have self medicated and then felt like crap.Thanks for being here.I know you all care.
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Yes, that's wonderful. I'm so glad you got through the day. Do you know that you can calm yourself quickly by doing 'belly breaths'. When you are very anxious, your breathing becomes shallow and causes more anxiety. So, inhale slowly through your nose, pushing your stomach out. Then slowly exhale through your mouth. If you do that a few times, your breathing will slow.
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Originally Posted by marcusflowers 
I was doing alot better, but today I had that overwhelming feeling from my old trigger stress. Felt like throwing up. My anxiety level was extreme and and I was trembling. It's work again. End of the month dead line without the help that I need. So it hit me bad. Actually left work. and then went back and was hit with it again. I remember reading and learning about PAWS through SR. I'm so thankful for everything that I have learned here. I did not break, because I have a place to come to immediately and express myself. It really helps just to come here and start typing away.It helps you to become aware of what's happening to yourself inside. I'm breathing deeply and still learning how to deal with these moments. In the past I would have self medicated and then felt like crap.Thanks for being here.I know you all care.
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Post Acute Withdrawal Syndrome (PAWS)
Post Acute Withdrawal Syndrome is given to be a set of impairments that occur immediately after withdrawal (from alcohol). The condition is said to occur in 75% of recovering alcoholics, and last from six to eighteen months after the last use, and is marked by a fluctuating but incrementally improving course.
PAWS is said to affect the recovering alcoholic's ability to recover and benefit from recovery, influence alcoholism treatment options (by clinicians), bear upon the ability hold down a job and function effectively, and bear upon the ability to interact normally with family and friends, and regain emotional health.
It known to have three major areas of impact upon the individual -
Cognitive (possible affects):
- Concentration and attention span impaired.
- Confusion
- Racing or recycling thoughts (highly distracting).
- Thoughts scattered and incoherent.
- Rigid thinking and lack of (normal) required flexibility.
- Difficulties with abstract and conceptual thoughts.
- Cause and effect reasoning impaired.
- Themes and threads connecting events not recognised.
- Prioritization (management of one's time and energy) impaired.
Emotional (possible affects):
- Emotionally dead or emotionally hyper.
- Small events of little consequence treated as catastrophic.
- Valent thoughts (not bonded with reality/experience) difficult to shake.
- social withdrawal.
- Recovering alcoholic believes they are going, or have gone, mad.
- Lack of emotion affects personal resolve to stay sober.
Memory (possible affects):
- Recently learned information (within last 30 minutes) quickly forgotten.
- New skills or routines not learned or assimilated naturally (if at all).
- Information retained but then lost after days/weeks.
- Developmental and childhood memories broken (patchy early memory).
It is well documented that in almost all cases, the severity of PAWS decreases as time progresses and that PAWS is stress sensitive.
Post Acute Withdrawal Syndrome is given to be a set of impairments that occur immediately after withdrawal (from alcohol). The condition is said to occur in 75% of recovering alcoholics, and last from six to eighteen months after the last use, and is marked by a fluctuating but incrementally improving course.
PAWS is said to affect the recovering alcoholic's ability to recover and benefit from recovery, influence alcoholism treatment options (by clinicians), bear upon the ability hold down a job and function effectively, and bear upon the ability to interact normally with family and friends, and regain emotional health.
It known to have three major areas of impact upon the individual -
Cognitive (possible affects):
- Concentration and attention span impaired.
- Confusion
- Racing or recycling thoughts (highly distracting).
- Thoughts scattered and incoherent.
- Rigid thinking and lack of (normal) required flexibility.
- Difficulties with abstract and conceptual thoughts.
- Cause and effect reasoning impaired.
- Themes and threads connecting events not recognised.
- Prioritization (management of one's time and energy) impaired.
Emotional (possible affects):
- Emotionally dead or emotionally hyper.
- Small events of little consequence treated as catastrophic.
- Valent thoughts (not bonded with reality/experience) difficult to shake.
- social withdrawal.
- Recovering alcoholic believes they are going, or have gone, mad.
- Lack of emotion affects personal resolve to stay sober.
Memory (possible affects):
- Recently learned information (within last 30 minutes) quickly forgotten.
- New skills or routines not learned or assimilated naturally (if at all).
- Information retained but then lost after days/weeks.
- Developmental and childhood memories broken (patchy early memory).
It is well documented that in almost all cases, the severity of PAWS decreases as time progresses and that PAWS is stress sensitive.
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A month ago, I didn't know what it was. I read about it here on SR. What all means to me at this point is that I need to understand what to physically and emotionally expect as I continue to stay sober. One of these triggers is stress. So I need to be aware of my reactions to certain situations and learn to deal with them. It's a work in progress.
A month ago, I didn't know what it was. I read about it here on SR. What all means to me at this point is that I need to understand what to physically and emotionally expect as I continue to stay sober. One of these triggers is stress. So I need to be aware of my reactions to certain situations and learn to deal with them. It's a work in progress.
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