today is day 2 of my sober journey & this morning i am just very emotional. for no reason…. its like as if im crying cause how hard this is??? & since its only day 2? im not sure how to think… has anyone else experienced this when they are new on their sober journey?
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Yes. I experienced days of sadness. What helped was understanding that I’m no longer suppressing emotions with drugs or alcohol so its normal, and theres this chemical in my brain thats making me feel either happy or sad and thats normal too. Like they say ride the wave. At first they are big waves but the storms in my brain calm down and the waves become less big. Can help if you imagine the waves turning to a calm ocean. The brain is pretty powerful. And what really helped was dragging myself to a shower and hanging out with other sober people. Either at a AA meeting or going for coffee, lunch etc. Create new habits with action. The brain will follow.
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I was a mess for a long while that way. Like getting hit with every possible emotion all at once. In hindsight, I can see why "they" say, the best thing about being sober is getting your emotions back, the worst thing about getting sober is getting your emotions back. My sponsor always tells me (in his very country accent) "heyyyy man, you're exactly where you're supposed to be." No idea why it makes me feel better, but it does. You're 2 days in to possibly the biggest, most positively impactful decision and course of action in your life. It's okay to be emotional. You treated a painful disease with the best medicine you could find until it stopped working, now you're trying a new medicine, it's scary. Just work on right now, today. Tomorrow's worries can be addressed tomorrow.
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You will have emotional days and eventually you will realize that emotions are ok.Its ok to be sad or hurt or cry.I began enjoying a good cry when I first got clean. I thought of it as cleansing and releasing all the bad I had built up over the years.Hang in there it gets easier and remember to talk to someone.You don't have to do this alone.I hope I helped in some way.
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Well said think most of us go threw these feelings , it's what we do to remove them from our minds
Yes, day 3 and I absolutely felt the same way. Emotional and scared. Stay strong. We got this. 