Nifaliophobia, the fear of being sober, and it shows up more than realize
You stop drinking or using and instead of feeling better right away, there’s this pressure sitting there, like now everything is on you and there’s no escape from it
Its not always cravings, it’s your mind running through everything you used to push off, stress, conversations, sitting alone with your thoughts, and it can hit all at once
It can feel like anxiety or restlessness, like you want out of your own head for a minute, even though you already know going back to alcohol or drugs isn’t the answer
This is one of those parts of getting sober that doesn’t get talked about enough, so people think something’s wrong with them and keep it in
You ever hit that moment where being sober itself starts to feel like too much for a minute?