Day 21

[Marlatt07]

Hey guys I know it's been awhile. I've been doing really good the past few days as today up untill right now.  Just got a headache and I'm letting my anxiety get the best of me. I hate this. How long does this keep up, I'm ready to be back to normal

[Marlatt07]

I was taking ibuprofen for the first couple weeks but I was off of them for the past few days untill today I started taking Tylenol 500

[toothfairie]

yes stay around people that calm you down....and i had a few headaches....was prolly tension or stress headaches but ibruprofen usually helped mine...or tylenol.  Hope you feel better soon!  It will get better day by day...just hang in there.

[Marlatt07]

I just hate it. I'm playing pool with my friend Danny right now he is such a mellow person and it just makes me feel better being around him. I'm having I'm pretty sure what is tension head aches but I'm not sure. What did they feel like to you?

[toothfairie]

yes i agree it is hard!!  and i didn't trust myself around the stove...lol  and the mental fog will pass as well....it gets clearer and clearer the longer you are clean....just hang on....and i read somewhere....anxiety is a "feeling" and feelings pass...it is true...so try and focus on something else when it hits....just keep telling yourself "it will pass", "this will go away in a few mins"....your mind is screaming for something and your brain is trying to heal itself so don't be hard on yourself....you are healing.....this part does s++k but you will get thru it....i didn't think i would and it started to get less and less.  

[Marlatt07]

It's just so hard! I hate these WD it's stupid. When it comes I turn stupid. Like I was just cooking dinner and forgot about 2 different batches of garlic bread and burnt them both. I hate when my mental thought process gets messed up. Especially cuz it was my fault.

[toothfairie]

it was about day 23-24 that my anxiety was bad....it lasted on and off for couple weeks....but yours might not last that long...everyone is diff...it wasn't horrible the whole 2 weeks....but for 2-3 days it was really bad at work....it will get less and less....just try to hang on and do deep breathing exercises....that's what got me thru it, that and focusing on something else.