Thank you very much.  Am I suppose to be this emotional?  Just reading my reply's is making me cry.  So, I take it if I call the AA hotline, they will put me in contact with someone I can talk to right now?  That's probably what I need... atleast I'll be able to get my emotions out.

Thanks for the needed support.  I feel a bit better now.

Candace

Yes, if you call the hotline, they will put you in touch with someone.

Of course you're emotional! Heck. I'm still emotional. You've made a life changing decision, so for heaven's sake, let the emotions flow, Candace. You deserve that after all you've gone thru. Feeling is what it's all about. All those new and comin' back feelings. Good choice.  Chris

hi, Candace..  my motivation to get sober was my child , too.   I didn't care about myself, but I care very much about my child. The emotions,, yeah... I think I cried a lot for about a year into recovery,,,  for joy, for grief, and I balanced out after a while.  A lot of us drink to try to stuff feelings,, and when we stop drinking there they all are, and we have to learn better ways to cope with things. AA does help with 'tools'  for learning better social and coping skills.  Sounds like you've made a great beginning.  And you got some excellent feedback from folks here.

God bless you,

amanda

Hi Candace

I managed 5 days up untill last sunday, after i got back from fishing i started drinking again..  ffs

yeah lots if diff emotions when i came off..  Fear, anxiety, happiness, sadness, grumpy, irritable, wired (bloody hell was i wired n fired up last saturday), kinda angry/frustrated at times..  Also the odd feelings that things didnt seem real.. like a strange dream.. I also felt panicy at times too.. well it would be coupled with the fear etc..  I guess its worse when  you feel like things arent realk, fear, anxiety, panic, all at the same time.. Feeling like i wanted to cry ... thats how i felt when i was on the beach in wales when i had just one day sober then, had two days that weekend then came home and drank..

I hope to be climbing back on the wagon very soon..  But its too early in the day to know how im gona be feeling later...

But welcome to the boards Candace...  Its been invaluable for me!  The support and information iv got from these boards is what helped me get to my first meeting.. What helped me make that phone call that got the ball rolling..  Actualy it was alot because of the people... my friends on here that i got sober last week...er.. well week before i guess..

So its good to see you on here.. Would love to see your posts on how you are doing etc..,.. Including the bad days.

Good luck... And congratulations and well done on 5 days so far! 

Rob

Candace

Good morning to you. or good afternoon even, thanks for joining this forum and welcome, you are more than welcome to talk to us lot here, we have all been in a simular situation to you. I do not know what part of the world you live in but if your in the uk, A.A's number is in the first couple of pages and it would be a great idea to call them and perhaps get someone to meet you, they will not judge or tell you what to do, but if you want some advise on how to stay stopped, A.A is the only place I know that works. Nothing else worked for me and I 100% believe that if you want what we have which is SOBRIETY and a good quality of life, you can have it.

Hope to see you around, but my suggestion for today is to pick up the phone to someone who has been in your boots.

Rob