That happens to me too. It happens to all of us and it happens even after months or years of sobriety. It’s part of life - sometimes the mind wants to run away, avoid fears or struggles. In addiction, we run to the numbness of our addiction: we bury ourselves. When we learn to be healthy and grounded (sober), we learn how to ride the wave of these feelings, and let them flow past us.
For me I come on here and write it out, write what I’m thinking; it doesn’t have to be super clear I just have to get it out. I find putting it in words helps me get it out of my head, and once it’s out of my head I realize it’s not a part of me, so I don’t have to do it. It passes 