nite of the 14th day NOT GOOD

[steve1220]

hey all what can i say right when ya think you might be out of the woods this w/d says no no no not yet !!! i had two really good nites sleep till last nite no matter what i done sleepy time tea hot hot showers even laying in the dark for hrs nothing worked till 7 this morning then i got 3 hrs sleep i feel great just this sleep thing is starting to get to me 3 or 4 goods nites sleep out of 14 !!!!yikes !!! well it's a good thing i got time on my side cause more time is what it's gona take !!! well coming off of a 47 yr drug habit i know all to well it's gona take time......peace to all
                                steve

[kyle505]

Steve:
I may have posted on one of your earlier threads about this, but as you know, sleep is the last piece of the physical recovery puzzle to fall in to place. I went through the same thing, except I didn't have any good nights of sleep. But - at least for me - the longer I was clean, the easier it was to handle the lack of sleep. So, just like many on this forum told me during my sleepless phase, hang in there...It will happen.

[Bad Co]

Good luck man. Stick with it. It will be a memory before you know it. I had a few good nights sleep and then 2 nights ago it all came back. The anxiety, sweats, and leg cramps. I know its going way, but it doesn't help at 3:00am while I'm staring at the ceiling knowing that work is only a couple of hours away.

Best of luck to you!

Bad Co

[n8tiv_ndn]

Hey man I totally feel ya bro.....I've got almost as many years in this as you.
It is a struggle to be sure....the positives of sobriety are extremely rewarding, however the years of use/abuse do take their toll. It  seems that we want everything to be "all better" immediately....it certainly doesn't work that way....just wanted to tell you that you have done a tremendous job brother...keep enjoying the good things and the negative stuff will pass in time. Hang tough my friend, as will I.........peace

M

[dominosarah]

We learn what the word "patience" means during this time.  Keep hanging in there.  Seems the older we get the longer it takes to get better!  You are doing great!!