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Originally Posted by Brontoset
can you tell us what "emotions" you are feeling "in recovery?" drug and alcohol abuse numbs our emotions. perhaps you have forgotten how to have/feel emotions. I miss being able to operate and learn and grow and listen to music. consider this-what did you "miss" while being intoxicated?
Now that I'm getting sober, I can't do ANYTHING. CANT listen to music, or read, or watch a movie, or do ANYTHING. when you were using do you feel you were really doing things constructively? alcohol and drug abuse dictate our life not the other way around.
I know the meds I was on helped, but they are controlled substances SO I decided to stop taking them.
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i found being my own doc was very detrimental to my health. why not ask your doc if there are safer meds for you in recovery. there may not be. if so the meds may be helping you more than you're aware of.
when newly sober i found looking at the positive things i had gained rather than my struggles in early recovery really helped my attitude of gratitude. that helped me stay sober rather than listing the things i was thinking i was "missing" in my life. we don't gain a sober mind overnight. just like we didn't become drug sick overnight. patience and belief can override our negativity.
hope this helps you.
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