Day 3 anxiety help?

[NaeC]

I have been sober (alcohol) for three days. Any advice on dealing with the anxiety? Mine has been off the charts.

[Twizzlers]

Hi welcome, its lovely of you to join us here.
Congratulations on your 3 days.

Anxiety is not nice i suffer with this too.
In the early stages of abstinence Anxiety can become heightened snd more sensitive, from my experience speaking with a health professional was the help i needed and it wasnt bad how i imagined it would be it was very supportive.

I also drink chamomile tea in the evening and it does work, if im running around busy and drink it i dont see much difference but if i take time to do some breathing exercises and get comfy and drink it i definitely see my anxiety decreases and it also helps with sleep.
This community is so supportive and im glad your here.

[Matt]

The early days are a rollercoaster, emotionally. At the same time it’s worth visiting a medical professional (doctor or psychiatrist) to see if there’s any underlying cause.

In terms of personal anxiety tips there’s lots and lots of threads about it (search “anxiety” above and you’ll find them). Here’s one:

Share your methods of relieving anxiety

I know there is meditation, which is pretty useful, but I am also trying to find additional methods to relieve anxiety in the moment. What works for some of us, might not work for others I will share a method that seems to work for me -When lying down or sitting, cross legs slightly below the knees, and with socks on, take one foot and position it so the top of one foot makes contact with the top of the other foot. Then rub one foot with the other foot in a circular motion I was having an anx…

Take care and don’t give up. Take it one day at a time and come on here to reach out for support when you need it. There’s almost always someone around

[Fyre0078]

For me I had to keep myself busy. I did all sorts of things to keep my mind occupied. Reading walks, games, workouts, visits with friends and more. It got easier each day. My anxiety was always bad but when I first quit it was off the charts.

[Quinnzo]

It’s going to happen. The important thing for me is reminding myself of the definition for anxiety.
Worrying about something that hasn’t happened yet…
I’ve lived with anxiety for so long now I can just acknowledge it as another emotion and label it, it takes a lot of practice to be able to just exist with that horible anxious feeling but anything is worth a shot.
Keep going you’re getting stronger without knowing it.

[SoberWalker]

Ever tried breathing exercizes ore meditation?
You can find them on the free app: insight timer.