Bad day. Hanging by a thread
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Originally Posted by JulySeaCoast 
It feels like a romantic breakup to me. You had to dump your love because it was no good for you. It hurts to see your ex out in public having fun with someone else. I am mourning my breakup with wine.
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Dogslover, I feel exactly the same way as you do, from the cold sweats when I see someone else drinking wine to that horrible feeling of bitterness that I can't drink 'normally' like everyone else.... I'm on day 15 so about the same stage as you. I totally get you needing to share this and am so glad you did, you are definitely not alone. Well done you for having a get out plan. There's no harm in you leaving early and I think it was the right thing to do xx
My emotions have been all over the place as well in the last few weeks. Today I had two nurses give me a hard time and be really unhelpful about a patient of mine. Normally I would have been a bit pissed off but brushed it off, but today I nearly burst into tears in front of the bloody patient as well
how embarrassing! It's awful when you get that feeling when you really, really don't want to cry, then panic a bit, and it just makes it worse.....
Yeah I will be glad when these up and down emotions sort themselves out!
Good luck and keep going xxx
My emotions have been all over the place as well in the last few weeks. Today I had two nurses give me a hard time and be really unhelpful about a patient of mine. Normally I would have been a bit pissed off but brushed it off, but today I nearly burst into tears in front of the bloody patient as well
how embarrassing! It's awful when you get that feeling when you really, really don't want to cry, then panic a bit, and it just makes it worse..... Yeah I will be glad when these up and down emotions sort themselves out!
Good luck and keep going xxx
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U did well to resist & remove urself from several sticky situations. I'm still early days but a little further on (3 months +) i cried ALOT in the early days, almost felt in mourning for the booze id never be able to drink again (rediculous) but that soon wore off & then i realised it was the booze that made me feel like that in the 1st place!!! It eases with time.x
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Hang in there Anna! I am also in my first month of recovery and am VERY uncomfortable around people drinking, and I admit I had a lapse because of it. I have given up going certain places because I am afraid it will happen again. Good for you for removing yourself from the situation!
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Condemnation
Do you feel condemed? Do you feel people condemn you and shun because you are an addict or recovering addict? Are there some people that cut you off because of your "problem"? Do they judge you. I'm struggling with this. I feel condemned.
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Originally Posted by JulySeaCoast
It feels like a romantic breakup to me. You had to dump your love because it was no good for you. It hurts to see your ex out in public having fun with someone else. I am mourning my breakup with wine.
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