Feel HORRIBLE....
Well done, a week!! That's great Serenidad!
I had a lot if what you're describing for several months. Then that finally gave way to a bit more mental clarity while in came emotional turbulence like sadness and depression and anxiety. There was stress and fear and sexual issues. There were highs and lows and everything in between.
I used exercise, nutrition, supplements, changes in caffeine, I tried it all.
In the end I have found that I just need to ride it out; it's all temporary. I have mostly stopped 'trying to figure it out' and just accepted that recovery includes a LOT of weird changes in my body, mind and soul. I focus on the positives and the gratitude and the work I need to grow.
It's working. I don't have cravings, I feel healthy and stronger and better. Even on bad days, I see how much better life is than when I was drinking.
Hang in there and relax into it. Accept the fog as a sign you are healing. Accept the strange feelings and let them simply be. Don't resist, simply open yourself and ask 'whAt can I learn in this today? What is there to be grateful for'. Do the WORK of recovery and before you know it you'll be amazed by how far you've come.
I had a lot if what you're describing for several months. Then that finally gave way to a bit more mental clarity while in came emotional turbulence like sadness and depression and anxiety. There was stress and fear and sexual issues. There were highs and lows and everything in between.
I used exercise, nutrition, supplements, changes in caffeine, I tried it all.
In the end I have found that I just need to ride it out; it's all temporary. I have mostly stopped 'trying to figure it out' and just accepted that recovery includes a LOT of weird changes in my body, mind and soul. I focus on the positives and the gratitude and the work I need to grow.
It's working. I don't have cravings, I feel healthy and stronger and better. Even on bad days, I see how much better life is than when I was drinking.
Hang in there and relax into it. Accept the fog as a sign you are healing. Accept the strange feelings and let them simply be. Don't resist, simply open yourself and ask 'whAt can I learn in this today? What is there to be grateful for'. Do the WORK of recovery and before you know it you'll be amazed by how far you've come.
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Haha Peter! I'm on day 8 today and that is sooo me! Lol
You know you can add a handful of spinach to that fruit smoothie and you cant even taste it... And I know that spinach is good for a sobriety diet.
Yeah I'm experiencing really strange brain things, two months in: no memory, sudden paranoia, sudden depression, strange dreams, panicking because I think I've forgotten to do something, extreme laziness, euphoria, spurts of energy, forgetting everyday words, emotional roller coaster..
It IS weird. But you are SOBER !!!!
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Yeah I'm experiencing really strange brain things, two months in: no memory, sudden paranoia, sudden depression, strange dreams, panicking because I think I've forgotten to do something, extreme laziness, euphoria, spurts of energy, forgetting everyday words, emotional roller coaster.. It IS weird. But you are SOBER !!!!
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Tomorrow will be 1 week since I had a drink & I feel REALLY weird. My head is so spacey (I feel like it's floating in the clouds), can't think straight, it takes me like 5 extra seconds to process things, noises are louder....what the heck!?!
If I didn't know better I would think I was stoned! But I'm not. I tried marijuana once in college & didn't like it. Anyway...I do NOT remember it being like this in 2008. NOT looking for medical advice...just wanted to know if any of you felt like this early on in sobriety? Brain feels like only 10% is working. :-/
Thx!
If I didn't know better I would think I was stoned! But I'm not. I tried marijuana once in college & didn't like it. Anyway...I do NOT remember it being like this in 2008. NOT looking for medical advice...just wanted to know if any of you felt like this early on in sobriety? Brain feels like only 10% is working. :-/
Thx!
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But our dreams are so unique! Why wouldn't you want to go through all this miserable post acute withdrawal, mental fog and crazy dreams again? It's SO fun! Haha. NOT! :-/
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As much as I would like to clam your worries, I never felt this way after quitting. For me Day 1 I was hungover. Day 2 was better. Day 3 is when the withdrawals peaked. And then it was better each day. Day 7 I felt amazing and Day 14 was even better, but only slightly, but still better. Then I drank again, but I never felt bad on day 7, check with the Dr. might be some underlying issue.
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