Been sober for 9 days. Has anyone else had weird thoughts. My anxiety is thru the roof and non stop thinking about weird things I normally would not think about. Feels like I’m going nuts.
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Hey Corey, I am a bit behind you (Day 5) but know what you mean. I figure I am now being forced to live with my feelings, and my brain is resetting/waking up. Not much advice to share as so new to this but you are definitely not alone. I did really enjoy getting out in nature yesterday, calmed me down. Keep going, we can do this!
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Yes mate. I get that, usually it happens to me around days 2-4 and I would then have a drink to settle it down.
That just meant back to square 1.
This time I powered through the anxiety, it was tough, the cravings nearly toppled me over too.
Today is about the same for me and in hindsight I’m glad I suffered through the anxiety otherwise I would just have to face it again. No point suffering more than needed.
The cruelty of it is that suffering is part of the process we have to go through but a couple or a few days of anxiety is better than a lifetime of misery
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Yes, I had awful anxiety for quite a while after I stopped drinking and my thoughts and dreams were far from normal. I spent years drinking and poisoning my body so the healing also takes time. I can assure you it is so worth pushing through though.
I practised lots of self care and learnt how to be kind to myself - lots of rest where possible, attended meetings daily, walks out in nature calmed my mind and soothed my soul and I started meditating and yoga.
Congratulations on your 9 days and keep taking it One Day At A Time 
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For a few days I felt like I was getting worse not better being sober. It does get better. Give it time and be patient with yourself. Congrats on your 9 days!!
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