17 days out and while I’m finding my focus and energy are improving greatly, as well as my productivity and sense of humor, and I’m getting good rest, I find myself randomly crying out of the blue. Is this normally part of the process? Hell, I’ve even lost 5lbs already. What gives?
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Oh yes. You are going to be emotional. You numbed your senses with addiction for a long time. You have to re-learn how to feel properly.
If your DOC was alcohol, you will probably crave sugar, too. Eat the sugar. It’s better than a drink.
I cancelled going with a few people to do thibgs, and I would simply tell them the truth." I can’t manage my emotions right now thanks to my brain getting used to sobriety. Give me a little bit to get my bearings, and I’ll be back before you know it." My friends and family tried to be understanding and supportive.
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great advice. my emotions are also comming in clear and this helped me understand a bit more. thank you
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Iy really is a huge change to our system. I drank heavily almost nightly for 15 years, and then just a few times a week black out for about 4 years.
My emotions came out so much! Turns out I’m bipolar, but the drugs and alcohol covered up what I was feeling. Looking back, it makes sense.
Substance abuse can really do a number on our systems. And we have to remember that we didn’t dig this hole over night, so we definitely won’t fill it back up over night.
Just keep going. Push through. Let the emotions happen. See a counselor, maybe? I found having a therapist was helpful during my first year of sobriety.
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I drank heavy for bout 13 years. I quit hard alcohol about 6 months ago because I wasblacking out a lot. also in the recent past I experimented with other drugs sadly. im curently 4 days sober and quitting cigs also. im doing excellent : )
I have a therapist I see monthly about and I recently enrolled myself in a addiction recovery group thropy. im feeling excited to learn more 
latley its all about becomming more wise. sometimes people drink whild im around which doesnt bother me because it gives me a chance to study the effects. I jnow that’s a bit slippery but so far so good
thank you for bringinv it up @Sober_Ninja. rnjoy your journey as I will. take care
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Totally normal. Because now you are letting yourself just feel things. Before, I was either too drunk or hungover to have any higher order emotions. But hey, it gets better!!
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I cry out sometimes before people. I become emotional and I feel embarrassed but I know is good. So many times I wanted to cry out but I was and sometimes I am completely unable
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Yup. Emotional floodgates = open. I think this was worse when I quit smoking, but also got the late gut punch from dropping booze, too.
I welcome it. Avoiding my emotions was something I knew I turned to drinking for. Crying because I was sad made me happy that first time. Yes. I know that’s weird!
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There is this thing called PAWS, Post alcohol withdrawl syndrome, read up on it. I find myself randomly feeling negative & irritable, this explained it. I felt alot better when I knew why things are happening.