16 days no alcohol - strong emotions

[Garlicl0ver]

Hello,

16 days today being alcohol free. (Yay I guess).

For a few days now I’ve been severely depressed, strong emotions of hopelessness and having obsessive suicidal thoughts.

I already have a history of mental illness, been taking my antipsychotic and antidepressant for about a decade. Ive been mentally stable.

But now, Im super depressed and I want to drink again thinking it’ll help.

I’ve resorted to taking my prescribed as needed medication to calm me down (not abusing it).

Ive been off work this week as well. Just cant stop crying.

I dont know if this is from withdrawals from alcohol or what. Did anyone else feel this way? Is this normal?

I tried to reach out to my psychiatrist but no availability till mid June. My family doctor is calling me today (shes very dismissive and not helpful)

Ugh I just want a drink Just one

Thanks for reading, sorry for the rambling I dont know what else to do

[erntedank]

No drink for you and yes that’s normal. Be patient and give yourself some extra kindness. You can find a lot about withdrawals and navigating early sobriety here

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[MrMoustache]

Yes, those emotions are perfectly normal in early recovery, no worries. But please, don’t drink, it’s a slippery slope for us addicts and alcoholics.

[waywardwanderer]

Completely normal! Your body is trying to regulate back to normality without the numbing effects of the alcohol. It’s like everything you once escaped from comes back to you in a tidal wave.

One thing that really helped me early on was HALT. Sometimes just getting past that initial irritation by one of these can help you make it through to the next It will get easier with time, just like any discipline Prayers for you!!

[Kjcj]

Just echoing what others have said–these mood swings are common and will slowly get better. Getting to 16 days is a huge deal!!

[Puddingface33]

Omg this has just saved me !! Ive never seen this before but the answer is yes to almost every question on there, I’m tired , hungry and probably dehydrate from work . So that’s most likely why I feel irritated and am thinking about a drink !

This is so simple ,and a great technique I’ve saved this to my phone now ! Thank you so much for sharing

[waywardwanderer]

Samsies girl!! I’ve been in that situation so many times. I’m so glad you found it helpful