yes it is...it is called the committee...and they are at the table all the time...it does pass tho..i needed meds..it helped..this is the hardest thing i ever had to do...good luck
james

agree with james and also, the meds make me a bit that way. i find effexor keeps me more focused than lexapro did.
your ego is now invested in keeping your lowerself engaged now that your higherself is starting to develop.
the same ol thoughts get pissed when ya start thinking new healthy ones and that causes the brain to get a little crossways.
but it does pass.
i take it slow and breathe deeply.
i was just thinking about how recovery from codependency is similar to labor and delivery of a child.
every woman experiences the same end result and pretty much the same process (water breaks or not, contractions, dilation, pushing etc) but we all experience it differently and in our own way.
you are experiencing, imho, textbook symptoms of recovery.
and that is a good thing!!!!
you are not alone and completely normally abnormal.
ha! love to you
((((((((((respect to you girl!)))))))

snailmark and afloat--*Wohoo-the both of you are sooo right. The committee-ego-I once heard someone say that its the stirring up in the head that won't allow you to come down to center. Breathing and yoga has really helped on top of years of reading and applying 12 step principles. Great sharing here all!! *hugs*

look at it as your body getting rid of all the toxic waste that has been stored there for so long..as it seeps out it will be painful but it does pass in time...for me i want it RIGHT NOW...come to realize it took me 30 years to get this way..and it is a process for a reason..as i peel the layers of sickness there will be a layer of growth...progress not perfection...today i suit up and show up and the rest is none of my buisness..as soon as i put my 2 cents in it seems to be painful...a god of my understanding is the rock i lean on...good luck and the committee will calm down...but the process takes time..your doing well..hugs
james

Yes. This happened to me too. For me, I had created a loud life to go along with my loud mind. In order for me to sift through all my garbage, I quit pursuing everything that was so important to me up until that point and simply took a "time-out".

Prayer and meditation, and medication for a short while, along with attending my meetings and reading a lot of literature - well this has been my sustenance. I'm just now starting to feel safe pursuing goals outside of recovery now.

I think it's a matter of finding that person that we lost in ourselves. It's an awkward phase. Trying on new likes and dislikes, comforts and discomforts, learning about our feelings and what those feelings are telling us.

"Easy does it" and "one day at a time." I do think that this is natural, and with me it seemed to calm itself down in its own time.

Afloat, I read a book on the journey of becoming a mother. The process sounded like recovery.

AAAAAHHHH! It hurts like hell! LOL

oh heavens, is this what I'm going through? Do I need a gavel for this committee? My thoughts race so much sometimes I feel like I need to run to outrun them...