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anyone have any experience with this...I was reading up on it this evening and it definately "fits" what I feel i'm going thru right now...also, almost 4 months into being sober (with one night of wine relapse..not good!) besides anxiety and depression that comes and goes..some days not so bad then whew!! hit like a freight train!!..I also have times and it can be for an entire day where I feel NOTHING..ZERO...I mean, if I try to feel happy I can't produce it, if I try to feel sad I can't feel that emotion either..it's like I'm just blank...has anyone else felt this way? during recovery?? I guess I thought after this length of time I'd feel on top of the world everyday..naive maybe but any thoughts/suggestions/encouragement?? thanks guys
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The best link I've ever read is this one - it has suggestions in there
PAWS « Digital Dharma
Of course, there's always a danger in diagnosing ourselves - if there's no significant improvement soon, maybe it's best to seek a professional opinion?
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PAWS « Digital Dharma
Of course, there's always a danger in diagnosing ourselves - if there's no significant improvement soon, maybe it's best to seek a professional opinion?
D
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I have felt the same way myoldself. I think I have bouts of this from time to time. I am generally a happy person and then out of nowhere the doom and gloom settles in for no reason it seems. I know there is light at the end of the tunnel. It seems to be getting better and better though. I have about 11 months and they are getting fewer and far in between.
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Is that not part of being a human being some days we feel up and some down, just because we stop drinking/drugging does not mean everyday we are going to be doing handstands. I would rather have a few bad days than feel how i felt drinking!
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I took me about a year to actually shed a tear. Maybe longer to have a heartfelt belly laugh.
Dee's link has some good information. I wouldn't worry about it. It is what it is. Self-diagnosing has its own perils.
Mine lasted about 18 months, but was a double booze-benzo whammy. Protracted withdrawal is very common with benzo withdrawal. I've only met a few booze hounds that actually had PAWS.
Congrats on your four months. From what I understand of PAWS, it sets in at about four to six months and car rear its head for a year or two. Funny, though, the rule of threes held true for me. I would have set backs at nine months sober, 12, etc.
Dee's link has some good information. I wouldn't worry about it. It is what it is. Self-diagnosing has its own perils.
Mine lasted about 18 months, but was a double booze-benzo whammy. Protracted withdrawal is very common with benzo withdrawal. I've only met a few booze hounds that actually had PAWS.
Congrats on your four months. From what I understand of PAWS, it sets in at about four to six months and car rear its head for a year or two. Funny, though, the rule of threes held true for me. I would have set backs at nine months sober, 12, etc.
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myoldslef,
I posted a thread about this last week. Dee's article has some good information. It helped me to exercise, eat well....and most importantly, make some alone time for myself. During my alone time, I did things I enjoyed and rested. I feel better this week.
Hope this helps you to know someone else is going through the same thing....I'm at the five month mark.
I posted a thread about this last week. Dee's article has some good information. It helped me to exercise, eat well....and most importantly, make some alone time for myself. During my alone time, I did things I enjoyed and rested. I feel better this week.
Hope this helps you to know someone else is going through the same thing....I'm at the five month mark.
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This too shall pass. It takes a long time for your body to normalize after the abuse we put ourselves through. Have faith that one day at a time we will continue to get better as long as we work on ourselves and dont throw drugs or alcohol into the mix.
Keep on keeping on! Life is a beautiful gift that we should always try and appreciate and be grateful for.
Keep on keeping on! Life is a beautiful gift that we should always try and appreciate and be grateful for.
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I had a weird bout of what I can only call PAWS at around 90-100 days. I felt like I was in complete withdrawal again, but only for about 24 hours. Left my body almost as suddenly as it came on.
That was years ago, and it's never been back. I guess it could've been a 24 hour flu or something, but it felt just like withdrawal.
That was years ago, and it's never been back. I guess it could've been a 24 hour flu or something, but it felt just like withdrawal.
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my PAWS experience was a day here a day there...gone by 120 days...certainly not some 2 years protracted agony....
That may be some peoples experience, particularly if other things like benzoes are involved, for example, but it's not been mine
Try not to worry
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That may be some peoples experience, particularly if other things like benzoes are involved, for example, but it's not been mine
Try not to worry
D
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