Post Acute Withdrawl (PAW)

[kasia9752]

LOL me too

[citychik]

and on that note, we can move on to the next symptom.

[citychik]

Persons with emotional problems in sobriety tend to overreact. When things happen that require two units of emotional reaction, they react with ten. It is like holding the “times” key down on a calculator. You may find yourself becoming angry over what may later seem a trivial matter. You may feel more anxious or excited than you have reason to be. When this overreaction puts more stress on the nervous systems than it can handle, there is an emotional shutdown. If this happens to you, you become emotionally numb, unable to feel anything. And even when you know you should feel something, you do not. You may swing from one mood to another without knowing why.

[Angel09]

THANKS CC.. GOOD STUFF!! I SWEAR I HAD A BLACKOUT TODAY. THAT'S WHEN I WAS ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT. I SPACED TOTALLY OUT, UNTIL I SAW THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC COMING RIGHT AT ME. I WENT AFTER THE ARROW LIGHT CHANGED. AS I WAS SITTING AT THE LIGHT EVERYTHING WENT BLACK, I WAS SO DEEP IN THOUGHT, I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW I WAS AT A LIGHT, I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WHERE I WAS. IT WAS ONLY A SECOND OR TWO, BUT IT SURE DID FREAK ME OUT. COULD THAT BE PART OF IT?

[Butterfly Woman]

Be careful Angel girl!!!

[citychik]

I don't know Angel. I'm sure suff like that happened to me in earlier days too.
That must've been incredibly scary happening while you were behind the wheel. Once or twice I almost walked in front of a car. I was so caught up in my head, I suppose the outside world ceased to exist for a time. Reminds me of that saying 'the lights are on but no one's home'

I snapped back to reality at the last second. It was definitely a HP job that I didn't step off the footpath.

These days I'm aware of my mind getting overly busy so I can reign it in when necessary. That said, I did get on the wrong bus on Friday moring because I was letting my mind entertain me.

I think we can focus on our internal world so intently we exclude all else and that can be dangerous! And the BB does mention our amazing magnifying minds.

[Rusty Zipper]

Quote:Persons with emotional problems in sobriety tend to overreact.

Drama!

that goes away too...

and pay attention linda!

stop daydreaming about that 8 ct. Diamond OTD is thinking about getting you!

[Butterfly Woman]

remember....stay in the NOW

[Angel09]

OH YEAH RIGHT, THAT WOULD BE THE DAY...!! BUT HE DID BUY ME A REAL NICE WATCH FOR MOTHERS DAY..SO, HE AIN'T ALL BAD..GOTTA LOVE THE MAN..!!!!

[citychik]

Most recovering people experience sleep problems. Some of them are temporary; some are lifelong. The most common in early recovery is unusual or disturbing dreams. These dreams may interfere with your ability to get the sleep you need. But they become less frequent and less severe as the length of abstinence increases.

Mike was a periodic drinker. Periods of sobriety usually lasted for several months. During the time he was not drinking, he had dreams that severely disrupted his sleep. His wife said, “I never realized the nightmares Mike was having had anything to do with drinking or not drinking. He would frequently jump out of bed, screaming in terror. When I was able to awaken him and calm him, he couldn’t remember what he dreamed, but he remembered being afraid. After a year of sobriety, he seldom had the dreams. Only then did I realize that they were related to his drinking.

Even if you do not experience unusual dreams, you may have difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep. You may experience changes in your sleep patterns; sleeping for long periods at a time or sleeping at different times of the day. Some of these patterns may never return to “normal,” but most people are able to adjust to them without severe difficulty.