Mood Swings?
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Mood Swings?
Anyone else struggle with mood swings in early sobriety? I feel like I'm on a rollercoaster going between anxiety, happiness, fear, remorse, guilt and so on. I imagine this may be fairly common especially since I am not numbing myself with alcohol, but what are your experiences?
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Heck Yes !!!! Early recovery is famous for its fairground rollercoaster rides
Do you journal that helps a lot, dedicating time to SR to have some you time in recovery & to know your not alone
Have you joined the class of April & have you got a plan
Do you journal that helps a lot, dedicating time to SR to have some you time in recovery & to know your not alone
Have you joined the class of April & have you got a plan
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Originally Posted by ZenButterfly 
Anyone else struggle with mood swings in early sobriety? I feel like I'm on a rollercoaster going between anxiety, happiness, fear, remorse, guilt and so on. I imagine this may be fairly common especially since I am not numbing myself with alcohol, but what are your experiences?
I'm on day 11, and the desire to drink keeps poking it's little head up, and I keep ignoring it because I'm FINALLY feeling a bit more stable.
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Yep. Most definitely. I had to tell my wife to disregard everything I said and did for the first six weeks! I was a mess. 
Maybe think of it like this: Your addiction is probably getting p*ssed off with being starved. Any anxiety and moodiness is its problem, not yours. These things show that you are making progress and getting well. You just have to give it time.
I too found joining my support thread a great way of figuring out hat was going on with these kinds of things. It helps to connect with others at the same stage as you.
Maybe think of it like this: Your addiction is probably getting p*ssed off with being starved. Any anxiety and moodiness is its problem, not yours. These things show that you are making progress and getting well. You just have to give it time.
I too found joining my support thread a great way of figuring out hat was going on with these kinds of things. It helps to connect with others at the same stage as you.
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Originally Posted by Soberwolf
Heck Yes !!!! Early recovery is famous for its fairground rollercoaster rides
Do you journal that helps a lot, dedicating time to SR to have some you time in recovery & to know your not alone
Have you joined the class of April & have you got a plan
Do you journal that helps a lot, dedicating time to SR to have some you time in recovery & to know your not alone
Have you joined the class of April & have you got a plan
I have not joined the class of April yet but since it's almost May maybe I'll wait and join them
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Another big yes! It took awhile for my emotions to even out to where they are now- and I am 432 days sober. I still have my sudden irritability and moments of discontent, disturbance, etc. Now they are quicker to pass and less severe, and I have tools to deal with them better.
Not drinking, keeping on my path, working my program - all help keep my emotional sobriety strong.
Not drinking, keeping on my path, working my program - all help keep my emotional sobriety strong.
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EMOTIONS CONNECT- ANCHOR TO SOMETIHNG, A PLACE TO START HEALING. Just ride the emotions out- post, remember HALTS- do recovery stuff.
Good to ask. Support to you.
BRAIN WAKES UP
EMOTIONS CONNECT- ANCHOR TO SOMETIHNG, A PLACE TO START HEALING. Just ride the emotions out- post, remember HALTS- do recovery stuff.
Good to ask. Support to you.
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