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slow
slow
Ive been trying to type but all I can say is its been pretty hard. Im pretty sad alot and cant sleep alot. Ive been sober for about almost 3 weeks tommorow will be 3 :)....Its been hard...well really hard because this has been the longest Ive been sober in years. I rember the happiest was when I was with my Ex girl. I mean that feelinmg of happyness and love...knowing that someone cared....was pretty good....but after years of doing drugs and always on something.. I m always nervous, shy, and have really bad anxiety. I was never like this before..Im scared its never going to go away to...and Its only going to get worse...Its hard for me to do anything anymore becuase being sober is new to me...I started doing drugs when I was 15 and now Im 20. I still dont know what I wanna do with my life...I really just dont know what to do...
ZAZAS
ZAZAS
Are you going to AA or NA? They are a wonderful group of people that will help you stay clean.
AzSherryberry
AzSherryberry
I'm wondering if you are part of a program to detox and rehab or did you go cold turkey? ZAZAS brought up AA and NA, have you joined those groups? I have known many people who have stayed sober and drug free from commiting themselves to AA/NA. I think if you focus on the staying sober and drug free for now you will not feel so overwhelmed about feeling nervous and shy. You made need to take a med for the anxiety for awhile. About what you want to do with your life, well I think just taking it slowly day by day may be the way to go right now. Seeing a counselor could be helpful. I hope things get better for you and that you find the answers you seek. : )

Sherry
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deleted_user
You might choose as everyone else has suggested to join a group. When my brother got clean he had to attend meetings sometimes 6 times a day. You can do this. You are so young. Everyone is nervous everyone has insecurities. You have to go through this instead of using substances to make you able to go around it.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Hey, Congrats on your 3 weeks!
I remember what all that's like and I know it feels like you're alone but you just need some time to adjust. It gets better and over time you'll breathe a lot easier.