RedditPP Mascot

RedditPP

r/stopdrinking • … • u/soyelmikel

Feel Insane After Quitting

It's been a little more than a week. I tapered down up to stopping. I've been exercising a lot. I feel tired all the time, depressed, and annoyed at everything outside. I've been having very very vivid (not bad or good) dreams with intricate storylines. I can't fall asleep until like 4am and then wake up at 8, 10, and then fall into a deep sleep until 1 or 2pm. Most of all, however, is that I feel like I'm going "nuts" and I don't really know what I mean by that. I just feel really really "off".

I guess it's the stopping drinking no? I mean I also am bipolar but this doesn't feel like mania or depression, just an uneasiness.

I'm on meds, seeing a therapist, didn't have any major withdrawals besides the above list and night sweats which seem to be lessoning.

The longest I've quit drinking was for four months last year. Before that I don't think I was more than a week without drinking for 30+ years. I started back with one or two drinks a week early this year which quickly led up to daily drinking until last week when I stopped.

I don't know what I'm asking here, or saying haha. Just like, has anyone else had feelings like this? When did they end for you?

I'm not in an extreme crisis or anything or thinking bad things re: self harm or anything, just feel nuts.

Anyway, thanks for reading, sorry about the rambling, I appreciate you all very much thank you. Just saying hi I guess haha.

— 0