Does it ever end?

[beentrying2quit]

If you dont count the "pain" realted set back I had the past two days...today would be day 11 without Lortabs or Norcos.  For you folks that have made it past this mark...is it common to still feel somewhat "foggy" in the mind, a little confused, angry and anxious?

I still get pissed off when the sun comes up in the morning and I'm just looking for a fight.  I'm not a big guy, 5'11 and weigh 200lbs, wrestled in college and took a few years of Karate.  When I drive to work I'm hoping some guy cuts me off in traffic so I can give him a piece of my mind....that will get my *** kicked one day.

Today I was going to teach my 11 year old son how to change spark plugs...we were in the garage and as I was turning around to show him what tool to use I accidently knocked his gameboy out of his hand and it smashed on the floor...MY HEAD EXPLODED!  Not at my son, just at the fact that now I have to spend another $100 to replace that damn thing.  My anger seems to be getting worse and my body aches dont seem to be going away.

Is this normal?  I thought I would be past most of this mental stuff by now.  I have a new employee to train on Monday and my boss is climbing up my back for increased sales.  So far I've been able to keep the demons at bay and not take any pills when things get stressful..ya know those things really made me feel confident..or so I thought.

I realize this was a long post...sorry...but it seems as the longer I go the worse the withdrawals seem to be getting but I'm still....

GIVIN' IT THE FINGER!

[worried878]

I too have had some post addiction issues,,,not anger but anxiety in the late afternoons and doomer days    I realize that I had this before I started using as well   just trying to dig deep now and get to the root of all this   fortunately for me all this had begun to return even with my using and I just keep remembering i was no longer happy then either...even with my pills.....so...I have some inner work to do....trying....hard....keep posting

[newmanagment]

i have anger issues, but i always have.. i cant help ya, but if ya find any good suggestions, pm me with em will ya!? i do think its normal to have some anger as ya go thru the detox and stuff like that. but it is also some of the mental addiction i believe. i think that *** addicts we have forgotten how to deal with lifes stresses, and the test it throws at us. but as we clean up and find we dont have the escape that the drugs offer, we are unable to cope with these stresses. im workin on it, and if i figure it out, ILL messag you!! LOL
good luck, stay focused, and try to stay calm... much love

[rosebud66]

wish i had the answer for you....i am also so friggin pissed i could spit at someone in the face.

[Flutterby111]

I hate to be the bearer of bad news but I'm on day 31 and anxiety very much present.  I was very depressed until just Tuesday and fear it may return (crossing fingers-I was never depressed before) and I'm still angry, edgy if you will......the physical withdrawls are getting worse?  Or do you feel you're moving into a different stage of withdrawls?  the mental.......those can be just as bad...just in a different way.  You've come too far to go back to abusing, so don't....