3 days in and I feel awful. The mental confusion and hyper sensitivity to sounds is horrid. I feel like life is moving at a much louder and faster pace. Anyone else experience this?
YES!! For myself it was around 4 days before I started to feel physically better. I think some people take a week or two. It WILL get better.
Yes! It was the same for me. It’s only been one week for me, but I feel SO much better! Hang in there…it gets better! Good luck to you
I’m back on day 2 again. It’s already better than yesterday. I know to expect moodiness, hypersensitivty, etc. I’m allowing myself to snack more and sleep in. I know it will get better. When my mind runs and tries to talk me into a drink I say, “I already made that decision. I don’t have to think about it now.”
Agreed. It took me probably 2 weeks before I actually started physically feeling better. 30 days in and my mind is clear and my happiness has sky rocketed lol
Keep your head up, and stay strong! It’s hard now, but there will be a day that you are gonna be proud of yourself!
I’ll be at 3 days also in one hour I still feel brain dead. Anxiety is pretty bad but I’m hanging in:blush: I think every day we wake up sober, we’ll feel better and better. I’m hydrating and peeing a lot, that seems to help.
Just hit 10 months about a week ago and life couldn’t be any better. Last time I responded to this post I had 30 days. It’s amazing how fast time flies when you live your life sober!! Worth every second!!!
Day 3 was the worst for me. Days 1 and 2 I felt like I had a hangover (because I did). Day 3 I felt fine physically, but as soon as cocktail hour rolled around, I got anxious and restless. Finally, I couldn’t stand it, and rather than drink, I grabbed my coat and hat, strapped on the Fitbit, fired up a good podcast, and went for a walk. I went 6 miles and went done, I felt great and the anxious feeling was gone. I repeated this every evening, except only walked for an hour, for 90 days. Helped a ton!
Right there… Day three, hangover gone, this afternoons sucked at work… Flat and angry… But I’ll be damned if I’m giving up… Lots of angry going on.
Make your anger help you stay sober!!
That worked for me a lot in the first 2 weeks
It’s keeping me going haha… Seems like my temper is really short, someone puts one foot wrong and I’m all over them like a nightmare of rage and spit… Practicing my ten breaths and walk away stratagies haha… I could wring someone’s neck!! Oooooosssaaaaaaa… Oooooosssaaaaaaa…
I just feel really sick
Hi @Charlotte_Rea welcome! In the beginning my tummy was all over the place. I drank plenty of water and chamomile tea. I took paracetamol every four hours for a day or so and slept A LOT. I hope you feel better soon
The sickness passes. Trust me!!! Take it one day at a time. Eat some chocolate, clean your bathroom. Do anything but drink!! You got this!!