One Thing that REALLY surprised me about recovery is: ________
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I am not as cynical as I once was - I used to joke that I was "cynically depressed" instead of clinically depressed.
Kicking the drink has evened out my emotional landscape. I'm also not as angry or prone to self-pity as I once was, in fact I have more joy and hope than ever before.
I guess this surprised me because I never planned on quitting drinking until I was humbled one last time. Hence these were surprises that I never considered possible. I was someone who told concerned loved ones and friends in an angry fashion, "I'm never going to quit drinking!"
Kicking the drink has evened out my emotional landscape. I'm also not as angry or prone to self-pity as I once was, in fact I have more joy and hope than ever before.
I guess this surprised me because I never planned on quitting drinking until I was humbled one last time. Hence these were surprises that I never considered possible. I was someone who told concerned loved ones and friends in an angry fashion, "I'm never going to quit drinking!"
....how much clearer I see things -- it's like my brain has been in an alcohol-induced fog for 20 years. My senses are clearer, my thinking is clearer, and my ability to handle stress is 100% better since quitting July 12th, 2014. Yippee!
I continue to be shocked how long it is taking for the fog to go away and the mental clarity to come back. It is though, slowly and day by day.
I feel 100 percent better on day 39 than I did any day while drinking.
I am shocked at how sick I really was 39 days ago. I was functioning by going to work, shopping, socializing, yet incredibly sick in body and mind.
It takes some sober time to see the full extent of your drinking days and just how sick you were.
Sobriety is so worth it.
I feel 100 percent better on day 39 than I did any day while drinking.
I am shocked at how sick I really was 39 days ago. I was functioning by going to work, shopping, socializing, yet incredibly sick in body and mind.
It takes some sober time to see the full extent of your drinking days and just how sick you were.
Sobriety is so worth it.
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