89 days alcohol free and no intention to drink. But very anxious about a few health issues. Things that were asymptomatic but found when doing tests for other stuff. Hopefully manageable but still frustrating. None of them are related to alcohol, but drinking would definitely make things worse. I feel angry because I wish I could say that I feel much better since I stopped drinking. But I guess I just need to accept things as they are and take care of myself. Sorry for this post. I just needed to vent 
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No need to apologize for the post venting is what this whole platform is for. Well done on recognizing that drinking will not help with your current anxiety.
Quitting drinking doesn’t solve all the problems but it will insure a healthier future for your body. I had lots of anxiety when I quit. I also had lots of anxiety when I drank I just didn’t allow myself to feel it. It’s hard to approach the world with a newly sober brain but the more time you put between yourself and the drinks the easier it gets to actually feel and deal with anxious times. Sending you strength to keep going through this anxious patch.
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Thank you 
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Absolutely. You aren’t alone in this.
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Dare i say that you probably had all this angst and anger when you were drinking its just that now your not your feeling everything instead of numbing it, its another thing that alcohol does to try and keep us turning back to it…dont let it win you are doing great and by actually feeling and facing things your giving yourself a chance to put things right no matter how difficult that can be at times, my love to you
Thank you! I certainly wasn’t so anxious about health when I was drinking. But I also had a more stressful job that kept my mind busy. Maybe it was the only good thing about that job 
And yes, if I had a problem a night out drinking with friends would fix it (or so I thought 
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Without alchohol you have more strength to tackle these issues head on! Take the oppurtunity you are giving yourself!!!
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A wise person told me (when i had the same thought)…“Rome wasn’t built in a day. For decades you destroyed yourself drinking…its going to take time to repair that”
Grant yourself some grace, keep being sober, work on what needs to be worked on, enjoy the “small sober victories” and it will keep getting better.
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Wise words indeed 
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I’m really sorry to hear this, it can certainly be incredibly frustrating when you’re doing the work and putting in the effort and don’t seem to be getting results. I once participated in a fitness challenge with weekly weigh-ins and found myself getting super annoyed that I wasn’t losing weight, but at the end I found I’d lost like 15% body fat. Sometimes it doesn’t feel like things are improving, but they can be in unexpected or sort of hidden ways, and maybe that’s the case here. For me, I never went to the doctor or did any preventative maintenance on myself when I was drinking, and if that was the case for you as well, uncovering the problems you’re facing now is positive progress thanks to sobriety, even though it might not feel like it. Hang in there, my friend.
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