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Join Date: May 2017
Location: USA
Posts: 104
Hi Julie, and congratulations on 91 days! That is wonderful. I am only about 70 days myself, so a newbie compared to you. 
Sleep and emotions are also still pretty rocky for me. Some days/nights are better than others. I am hoping it will even out soon. Welcome.
Sleep and emotions are also still pretty rocky for me. Some days/nights are better than others. I am hoping it will even out soon. Welcome.
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Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: St.Petersburg, FL.
Posts: 1,077
Welcome, Juliebb! 91 days is awesome, and you will keep feeling better as long as you don't drink. I hope you stick around and take advantage of all the experience, strength and hope to be found here. SR has been a huge part of my getting and staying sober. Wishing you all the best on your sober journey.
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Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: East Coast USA
Posts: 120,850
Welcome to SR, juliebb; very glad you found us.
Well done on 91 days of sobriety.
Your emotions and sleeping patterns should normalize with time.
Sobriety and recovery will get easier; I,promise.
Well done on 91 days of sobriety.
Your emotions and sleeping patterns should normalize with time.
Sobriety and recovery will get easier; I,promise.
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Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Somerset, Uk
Posts: 28
Thanks Everyone
Hi again. Very grateful for all your great advice and comments. So good to know people can empathise with how I am feeling at this stage of recovery. Had a head start with 28 days in treatment which has really helped. This is not my first attempt at recovery but my first treatment. Cannot afford it again so am hoping I can keep going this time. Find AA meetings and lots of reading really help too. Thanks again.
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Upstate New York
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We're so glad you found us, Julie. I agree with the others - at 91 days the feelings you're having are very typical.
When I first joined SR I found it was a great distraction from the anxiety I felt in the early days. Since I was no longer numb - real feelings were surfacing, & a bit hard to cope with. Staying busy was key, & it sounds like you're doing that. Everything will settle down. Congrats on your 91 days free of it.
When I first joined SR I found it was a great distraction from the anxiety I felt in the early days. Since I was no longer numb - real feelings were surfacing, & a bit hard to cope with. Staying busy was key, & it sounds like you're doing that. Everything will settle down. Congrats on your 91 days free of it.
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Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Somerset, Uk
Posts: 28
No sense in emotions
Thanks. My Mum is really ill and I cannot shed a tear unlike the rest of the family. Yet, I burst into tears if I drop something or get really angry if I cannot find something like my keys. I am reacting so queerly to things. My sleeping is all up the creek too. I feel great physically and, since I look completely different, cannot seem to get my husband to see what a total emotional wreck I seem to be at the moment. He just is so happy with how things are now he doesn't appreciate that I am feeling pretty low. Hope this goes soon. I don't want to resort to medication. Never had to before and certainly don't want to start now!
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