Sober over 4 months and back at work but still just unhappy/depressed
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Get to a meeting as soon as possible there you will find a solution
Get to meetings, go for coffee with members, do service work. Helping others helps yourself.
I was the same way. It lasted about 8 months. My Dr changed some of my meds around 6 months. Letting go wouldn’t be the correct term. But I started leaning on my faith a little more and hanging out with friends that truly cared. Eventually everything I was clinging on to was removed from my life. I got sober to save my job and marriage. Lost the job at the 8 month mark and my wife left right after I made a year. I was crushed. Somewhere along the way I quit quitting for her and did it for me and my kids. I was surrounded by great people in AA and not in AA. About 2 months into the separation I was about to lose my new job because I kept calling in sick. A friend told me that fear was a liar and didn’t have to believe it. It was like a fog began to lift from my life. I started seeing things more clearly. Understanding exactly what my addiction did to my marriage and career. I can actually say I am happy. Bad things come up and happen often but I am able to handle them without drinking or panic attacks. I am over 22 months sober. I hated when people told me it takes time, keep coming till the miracle happens. It’s true those. Your brain has to heal and you learn to adapt one day, one step at a time.
This is why people go to AA. I didn’t get sober to be miserable. AA gives me a community.
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