EE2010

Good morning all! Day 7 for me. Feeling confused. I woke up this morning feeling quite well. Logged on to this site and read some posts and now feel anxious and depressed. I know I need the support here. Just wondering what might be up with this. Thank you.

doggonecarl

First off, congrats on a week sober. Secondly, a week is still early and our emotions can be all over the place in the first days and weeks of sobriety--one minute on top of the world, next minute in the pits. It's normal, but you will even out as you accumulate some sober time.

DitzyDandelion

thank you dog for the reminder my ups and downs are a normal part of the process. It needs hammering home.

Dee74

Hi EE

Like Carl said emotional ups and downs are normal in early recovery - sometimes we feel that way and other times threads here may reflect that in others.

Change can be confronting and painful, but all of us work hard to make this Newcomers forum a welcoming place for everyone who wants to change their life and quit addiction

please never be afraid to tell us what's on your mind - there will always be support here

D

aasharon90

In early recovery all I could do was listen,
learn, absorb and apply a recovery program
taught to me when I was in rehab for 28 day.

All I could do was remain willing, openminded
and honest in all areas of my life to the best of
my sober ability. To follow in the paths of so
many who learned themselves how to remain
sober each day on their recovery journey.

I went to AA school so to speak, AA meetings
and listened intentively and took a little something
positive away with me to incorporate in my every
day life.

There are many recovery resources available
to all who want to learn to live life without
killing themselves with a poisonous and toxic
controlling substance. Drugs or alcohol.

I learned the AA program of recovery
24 yrs ago and it has been extremely
helpful to me in keeping me sober, healthy,
happy and honest. This program has worked
for me.

However, I never turn away from learning
something new and exciting to add to my
recovery life. So I remain teachable at all
times.

Stay positive, stick with positive folks
to draw on their success and energy.
Learn from those on all levels of their
recovery. If they experiment and go back
out to test the waters to see if alcohol
or drugs is working, for me, Ive heard to
many times that is hasn't and as far as my
own opinion, it never will work.

Learning that important information time
and time again has kept me focused in my
own recovery as well as sober. You can too.

This is the beginning of your own recovery
journey as you begin to accumulate experiences,
strengths and hopes to one day pass on to those
that will follow in your path to a happiness, a
freedom waiting for them just like it is for you.

Stay strong and stay sober one day at a time.

CaseyW

Congrats on a week, EE2010. Like others have said, your emotions will probably be all over the place for the first few months. I'm on day 74, so also still very early in sobriety, and I still have days when my I'll be happy one minute and wanting to rip everyone around me a new one the next. But it's getting better, especially when I'm active in my own recovery. Hang in there, you're doing great!

EE2010

Just wanted to say thank you for your responses. Good to know the mood is to be expected as I begin my sober journey. Don't like it but still good to know. Currently I am doing much reading here and hope to post more as I become comfortable. It is great to know the support is here.

ScottFromWI

Yes, emotions are all over the map, especially during early sobriety. Your mind was chemically depressed for an extended period of time while you were drinking, and now it's "waking up" and you are feeling/facing things raw for the first time. As others have mentioned, time will heal some of these mental wounds but long term we all need to develop new coping strategies to deal with our emotions and the stresses of every day life.

Posting her on SR and reading can really be of help. Also, most Meeting based recovery or other formal recovery programs focus on building new coping strategies. Hope you can find one that works for you.

Ruby2

Hi EE. I think I understand how you are feeling. Sometimes when I read threads on SR it becomes a little overwhelming and scary. Especially when first starting out. Threads help me but some of what is going on is scary. It makes me think about changes I have to make or things that remind me of my worst days. Tough stuff. But you can get through it. Maybe look at one of the more lighthearted threads for a moment.

Congratulations on day 7. That's fantastic.

PurpleKnight

1 Week is fantastic!!

For me though a week wasn't enough for my body to adjust, years of drinking was going to need a bit longer for my body to repair!!

Hang in there, with more time things will get even better!!

thomas11

Hi EE2010, add me to the list of people who are congratulating you on 10 days. That's great. Sorry to hear you are feeling some negative emotions. They will pass. My emotions sometimes get heightened when I first log on to this site as well.

Soberwolf

Congrats on a week