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92 days. Short fuse. Irritable. But getting better.

Old 03-28-2016, 03:11 PM
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92 days. Short fuse. Irritable. But getting better.

Hey everyone --

I've come a long way -- 92 days -- and my life is progressing in a way not possible during my drinking days. Recently, however, I've been irritable with a short fuse and more anxiety than normal (I say "than normal" because I'm on anxiety meds already). I've been fine sleeping until this past week. Insomnia, unfortunately, has recently been rearing its ugly head, which I know can't help. I've had a few brief AV moments but recognized them for what they were pretty quickly. I have no urge to drink now and have been active in my recovery. Physically and temperamentally, everyone is just getting on my nerves!

With all of this going on, I've still managed to take a more active role at work and in the community, even presenting more in front of colleagues and taking part in meetings to help our school system, things I would've shied away from or simply ignored, thinking someone else would take care of things. In many ways, I feel more like a responsible contributor to society. This past week has just been rough.

Thanks for your continued support. As always, SR has been a huge help each and every sober day.
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It sounds like you're doing well - keep up the good work.
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Congrats on 92 days Rattle&Hum

I found my emotions settled down a lot after this milestone - I hope you'll find the same.

Remember to focus on the good things in your life too

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Congrats 92 days and especially recognizing your AV for what it is
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drinking or not, people get on my nerves
Keep at it, youre doing great!
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Old 03-28-2016, 03:25 PM
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You're right, Dee. There's certainly a lot of good in my life to be grateful for, and I can't lose sight of that.
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Congrats on 92 days sober! It seems like emotions are a little raw the first few months. I suggest making a gratitude list every day. It puts the focus on the positive and can really change your attitude for the better.
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Congrats on 92 days sober! It seems like emotions are a little raw the first few months. I suggest making a gratitude list every day. It puts the focus on the positive and can really change your attitude for the better.
Excellent idea, least!
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92 days is great! And yes I think that's when the anxiety can start to go down...I keep reading it peaks 60-90 days after sobriety when drinking heavily prior to quitting.

And yes people get on my ever last nerve too, even when stone cold sober.

Hang in there!
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92 days is fantastic, RattleandHum! Good job and good for you for getting involved in other areas in your life.
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Good for you! That's a great achievement and it's awesome that you're active in your recovery.

I didn't like much of anyone or anything around that time. It settled down eventually. I started learning how to process anger and frustration instead of drinking it away.

Keep it up!
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Congratulations on 92 days! That's fantastic!
I find that even at 18 months sober myself, people have the tendency to get on my nerves as well. I wonder if we just ignored more when we were drinking, and now sober maybe we are just hyper-aware of certain things? I find that loud noises, i.e. music and TV's also get on my nerves worse than before. I think that maybe in the past my drunk voice just drowned everything else out!
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I found that my challenge at that time was how to cope with day to day life without that ol crutch.

Irritable is good. It means you are feeling. Observe your emotions. Try not to act out but sit back and analyze how you feel. Think about halt, hungry angry lonely tired.

Think about why you feel the way you do and decide how you wish to respond.
It's a great luxury to do so clear headedly.
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Congratulations on 92 days.....I think half the problem is we are now noticing more about people and spot a BS in the first 30 seconds. It's great that you have no urge to drink, onwards and upwards. Good Luck with your continued sobriety!!
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