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kays, I can tell you that chaos and crisis was a familiar place for me when I was drinking so yes, if things got too quiet for me, I would feel the dis-ease and would have to stir things up. The turmoil was uncomfortable but the familiarity was what I kept running back to in early sobriety.

Today, I've gotten used to the peace of mind that has come with sobriety. I continue to live amends to my family and the world at large. The world is a better place with me in it today. The opposite of what I thought when I got here.

Yes I think so from my own experience and witnessing it in others as well.

I really hope that you're right...or maybe it was just time to wake up and smell the reality of my life. If so, please be there for me...it may get ugly for a bit...
Don't worry, sobriety is not just one of my options anymore, it has to be my way of life, come what may.

Personally I created drama and issues to avoid looking at or dealing with the real problems I had. Like a smokescreen.

Yup, I totally agree with prior posters.

I did not know what serenity felt like....I didn't know what being calm and un-self-medicated felt like. Even being simply happy and not bending my elbow was way odd.

Actually I had/have a whole list of feelings I know little about sober.

Being around sober people and meetings lets me bounce my thoughts off them.......really helps

Good to know, thanks everyone.

kays, I, for one, will support you the best I can. The best I can offer you at this moment in time is the reassurance that the negative feelings did pass for me more quickly than the good times. It helped me the most to be around AA meetings and other sober people.

My sponsor was awesome. When I had wild ideas about making a decision based on my quickly changing emotions, she would help me problem solve to healthier choices. I pray you find your way. Goodnight kays, Dianna

it took about 18months before I began to trust my perception of situations. I'd made so many serious errors drinking that I was reluctant to believe my perceived version of reality was correct in some areas.

for years afterwards, especially if I was more than usually self centered, I was often surprised at how completely incorrect things appeared to me. having someone to call and run things by was invaluable, as often they could see what I could not.

AAs can rely on the principles in our steps for guidance, and when enough progress has been made we don't need our hands held, or to lean on others abnormally for consolation or advice. you may then see your relationship with your sponsor change into friendship.

until our actions bring us to that point, we have other members as needed for support and guidance.

Potato, po-ta-to! Are we problem drinkers who cause chaos or alcoholics? If I hadn't had chaos: I wouldn't have quit drinking. It's not like: geez, I don't have anything to do for the rest of my life so I think I'll go in to recovery and not drink every day...

Yup. We come out of the fog and see where our drinking has led us. Wow! What an experience. My life is now concerned with happiness, kindness and making a better world. That's after 25 years of sobriety, but it was not always so!!! Hugs, sara

kays, I didn't have to create issues when I stopped drinking. I had to look at not contributing any more chaos to the issues that I had not addressed when I was drinking. The issues were already there.