My name’s Ellen and I just got out of rehab after voluntarily checking in 26 days before when my life was literally torn to shreds before my face because of my own actions. I haven’t had 33 days sober voluntarily since I started using opiates in highschool {2009}. I’m so grateful that God helped me to see that I needed help and needed to humble myself enough to ask for it. Now that I’m out, I got my job back, I’m on brixadi shot, I live with my husband in our apartment with our pets, and have a healthy relationship with my parents children and family back home as well as a good 1 w my hubby’s family, but even though there are so many good things going for me, I have this lonely and sometimes overwhelmed feeling. I don’t particularly want to use. I don’t have cravings, I go to meetings, and I’m involved in I.o.p, but I still have this emptiness inside me. Is there any tips tricks or is this just normal? Anyone with significant time off heroin know how long it takes for your brain thoughts and emotions to get normal again?
Welcome 
I don’t have the experience with heroin. It would be a “yet” for me. This is an amazing community with deep experience in addiction of all forms. I hope you fill that void soon. I’m sure you will get wonderful support here. Look forward to sharing your journey. Stay positive, patient and vigilant. 
Welcome Ellen.
Congratulations on your 33 days clean.
I do not have experience with heroin. Except through my daughter. Who is been off it for so long I cannot remember and she is living a wonderful life with my grandson and her husband.
I do know a bit about retraining my brain. It took time. But a daily gratitude practice right here on the gratitude thread Daily Gratitude, The Air Of Recovery #8 🪷
Help retrain my brain. I practice it constantly now. I write it out every day. I read every one else’s. And there’s days I cannot wait to get on that thread and tell what I’m grateful for. And now it just comes naturally. The lights are always on and I think we got room for more gratitude.
Have a good read around. There’s lots of great people here. You’ll eventually meet people recovering from your doc too.
I can relate to that emptiness inside. First things first get a sober foundation. Then i did the tough work of relearning who i am as a person, who i want to be, and what “fills my cup” and helps fill that void.
It takes time to recover. Be patient and know with work the discomfort and void will go away. Theres hope