Im grateful on my 120 days, 4 months… I feel awesome and life is really good… one thing i guess i teally didnt think about was how different i would be, i mean yea im still me but there are so many things that i actually have different thoughts about or see things differently, its crazy cuz there r things that i “thought” i felt a certain way about but now i think completely different about that thing… it makes me feel weird kinda like i really dont know myself at all, kinda like i am a completely different person and it is just a very uncomfortable feeling for me… like i met a new friend and getn to know them from the beginning and i just really dont know how im supposed to feel about this or how to deal with this, any suggestions? Advice?
Congrats on 4 months of sobriety!!! I can relate. I liken it to learning myself again like a toddler. Its uncomfortable but try to have a curious perspective and take it as an adventure to write your future as a newly sober being
We grow inside as before we kinda just spun in a circle. Same old thoughts, feelings, likes & wants as something else was driving the ol’ brain bus.
We get sober and now we are the conductor on this ride and new everything’s bring about new sensations, emotions, thoughts and stuff we didn’t feel before. Or we were too fucked up to feel them.
It’s a good, healthy time to be the conductor. And, I feel you’re exactly right where you’re supposed to be!
I had a major paradigm shift at 4 months. It was magical and wonderful, but I sure as heck was less than comfortable because all I knew prior to sobriety was chaos and despair. This is a lifelong journey where every day is an opportunity for personal growth. Glad you are here, and congrats on a big milestone on many levels.
Congratulations on your 4 months!!!
I know what you mean, it is like, who the heck am I now? What is this feeling? Help! All perfectly normal I think as we begin to really ease into who we are without substances or behaviors we used to cope, escape, self soothe. It is okay to release that old you, they did their best.
Getting to know ourself is a journey of a lifetime. It is okay to baby step it. Nurture this new sober you. Learn to feel, begin new rituals, habits, ways of thinking and reacting. And allow your body mind and spirit space to rest and recover and refresh as well.
So many possibilities.