kellygurl1711

I'm 50days sober today! I feel good about that. I started aa 3weeks ago.so far nothing but good has come from me being there. Everything except I'm feeling anxious. I've had butterflies in my stomach since I started working the steps last Tuesday. It's not a great feeling either. I don't know if it's because I'm just scared of the changes that are happening or what. Has anyone else experienced this kind of nervousness when beginning the program? Maybe it means i need to take a step back? I just don't know.

Dee74

Starting anything new - especially a programme of fairly rigorous self-examination - would make most people nervous, I think

Have you had a chat to your sponsor about this?

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Anna

Change is never an easy thing, but it's often worth it.

I hope you do whatever it takes for you to get sober.

kellygurl1711

No i haven't talked to her about it. Maybe I'll call her and talk to her about it... my thinking right now is i figured out i drank to self medicate basically. Right now these uncomfortable feelings are exactly the kinds of feelings i used to drink about. Now i know i can talk to people and goo to meetings, but I'm still lacking tools to deal with these emotions somehow

EndGameNYC

As others have suggested, anxiety is often an indication that we're going through and/or anticipating important changes in our lives.

When I first got sober many years ago, my sponsor recommended that I get a new toothbrush. I was dumbstruck. He explained that "most of us don't handle change very well, so it's better to get used to small changes while you're getting sober."

You've also had a personal awakening of sorts. I don't know exactly what you mean by "taking a step back," but if you're referring to your process of getting sober and the help you're getting to achieve sobriety, I think now is a great time to continue doing what you're doing.

kellygurl1711

By taking a step backi meant I'm supposed to be working on step 2 right now and i read step 2and felt more like im on step 3possibly? But then i think maybe I'm going too fast. Basically my problem is I'm thinking. Lol and i can't pinpoint the cause of this fluttery weird feeling. So I'm not in control of my emotions and i can't suppress them anymore. Shoo what do i do?