Hi sweeti,
Yes! I was sleeping a lot. I wondered what was wrong with me. I was taking care of my body and it knew what to do. Rest! I know what you mean about being panicky. When we get stressed, it was natural to reach for that fix. Now that we don't reach for alcohol, we gotta find other things to help us get through. Feed your soul, with what feeds you. I've resumed past interests and if I hang on, the urges pass. And I have to confess, chocolate helps. Lol. You are doing great. Hang tough

Yes it passes. Your just sort of reprogramming and it takes some time to adjust. Sleep is good but try to be up when the suns up and sleep when it's not. Life gets better. You can do it!
1is2many

Try to expand to new horizons. I sit in Starbucks when I'm restless. It soothes me.

That's why I drank anxiety. I was never a big reader but find it helps me. Just finished Dry by AugustenBurroughs and I don't know why it helps me to,read other people's struggles and accomplishments with becoming sober. Just received the books Drinking a love storey and Blackout . So many books out there give it a try.

Hey Everyone,
Thanks for your ideas. Its good to know I'm not the only one. Gracie I think I will turn into a chocoholic instead of an alcoholic lol. I've got 2 bars in the fridge. Heart I just went to the library and that seemed to calm me down a bit. Maybe I should have stayed there a bit longer. I got out a book so might start reading it now.

Instead of looking at he anxiety of it, try to spin it around and look at the freedom of it.

You can do more and you will accomplish more without alcohol.

Jeff I LOVE that. YES I need to always approach life from an attitude of gratitude:-) Cliche but its a great one. There is huge freedom in not being bound to the rituals and routine of alcoholism. I am continually amazed by what we can do in any given day. So grateful.
What I gave up for booze was astonishing. What I got back in sobriety is equally if not more amazing as I'm not profoundly grateful and aware of what a gift it is. WHEN I choose to look at it that way.
thanks for the beautiful reminder:-)

For me, the fatigue was a part of the depression I was feeling and when I told my doctor about it, she put me on a medication for it. Although I no longer take it, I will say it really did help me in the beginning when my addictive brain was screaming for a drink. Very gradually, as my brain got adjusted to it's new, sober life, The fatigue, and the cravings, gradually faded away.

My sponser use to tell me "This too shall pass"!

God Bless!

Congratulations you made it through your Day 11! It's just that you're whole being is not used to have those kinds of new activities. What are you passionately want to do? Are you doing it right now? Doing things you don't like while in the early stage of sobriety will make you more depressed and burned out and might want to get back to sip a drink. Do what interest you the most :)