mrjustin

Just saying...

Nonsensical

Life is pretty raw when you're drinking, too. You just don't realize it.

Anything in particular going on?

tomsteve

Oh yeah it did!!! All that baggage I had Ben TRYIN to drink away was right there in the forefront.
But when I started working at Finding out what makes me tick and clearing away the wreckage I had left in my path, that rawness left and new feeling I don't recall ever feeling came in.
Peace,serenity, happiness, self love...the list goes on.

It can happen for you,too if ya work for it.

IOAA2

Hi.

That’s the result of drinking what is called a toxic fluid. It’s not Our bodies friend while it eats away our being, mental, physical and emotional.

BE WELL

JackDsMissus

Yes it does. There's been many times I've wondered why do I feel so crappy right now, why am I having a hard time dealing with this situation. I'm not hungover or anything. Then I'd remember that this is the first time in a long time I've dealt with life stark cold sober and I'm not running or hiding anymore. I am actually feeling my feeeeeeelings. It's scary and sometimes I wana run and find anything to take cover but it's actually a gift. This is how life really is and now we have the chance to soothe ourselves naturally and show ourselves the power we have over ourselves and our life.

Sorry rambling

FreeOwl

it does....

for a while.

Then, after a while, it feels more comfortable.... more OK.

Then, a while longer, and it begins to feel something else.... something good...

And with continued effort and action, embracing that something good and taking steps toward your spirit's light....

It feels blessed, wonderful, even joyous.

Hang in there.

Soberwolf

Well said Mrjustin it is raw but it does get better

Foolsgold186

Yeah it does but things get better day by day. Most things in life got to me when I stopped drinking but most thing in life got to me when i was drinking. Just too numb to know it.

Hang in there MrJustin. Day by day things get so much better.

DarkDays

I kind of love the rawness of sobriety now , nothing better than having to deal with absolutely everything stone cold sober.

Alwyshope12

I always thought I could deal with life better with alcohol, it turns out that was just one terrible way of not dealing with life.

Getting a sober life is not easy, but at least I feel like I am approaching life in a rational manner and not hiding from my issues.

Randola

I am not used to emotions, period. I didn't like them as a kid and I started numbing them with alcohol and drugs as soon as I was able. Did it for many, many years, with a few bouts of sobriety thrown in.

For me, it is just beginning to start again, like a leg or arm that has fallen asleep and is tingling as the blood rushes in. And then...raw.

Some of the emotions are actually good, but even those are hard to deal with. The others...well, I suppose that working through the recovery process will make life be okay. I think that's what I've heard over and again in meetings. It's about learning to live life on life's terms...even when its raw.

SoberLeigh

^^^^^

This.

FreeOwl, you took the words right of my mouth. . .

strategery

Would agree that life can feel pretty raw without alcohol, but similar to what Non alluded to, isn't the rawness better than when the alcohol was in the picture? No drunk texts, saying stuff to people you didn't mean, feeling like crap the next day.....

GracieLou

Yes it is!

Instead of wearing our clothes inside out we wear out feelings and emotions inside out. They are right there staring at us!

Hang in there. It was hard to deal with all the resentment and anger I kept buried or numb. Raw indeed.

It gets better and it calms down. You just have to tough it out while going through a recover plan.

PurpleKnight

Learning how to feel again was a big challenge in Sobriety for me.

Dealing with every emotion, every up and down, getting through life without alcohol took some time to adapt to!!

Hang in there!! You can do this!!