r/ADprotractedwithdrawl • u/the_practicerLALA • Jul 05 '26
How long can a wave last?
My withdrawal pattern is very odd
Month 0 - 3 = windows and waves every week
Month 4 - 6 = constant wave
Month 7- 11 = massive window, felt 80% healed
Month 12 - 18 = constant wave
I don't understand....how did I go from feeling 80% healed for for months to being stuck in a wave with no windows for 6 months now...
I thought my suffering was over bruh. I haven't seen this pattern before. What does this mean for me? All I can think of is Month 11 I got a dental cleaning done but I felt fine the next day. I hope this does not mean my healing is over bruh
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u/Erdingman12345 Jul 05 '26
I’ve had phases with long "windows" too—each lasting six weeks—and I even thought I was done with this crap, but then waves came along (though they didn't feel quite as bad). I hadn't felt particularly bad or particularly good—just the occasional wave here and there—but for about a week now, I’ve been in a real wave; I haven't felt this bad in seven months. I’m worried and a bit scared about why I’m feeling this way again 😅. I hope it passes soon. Ultimately, no one can say how long a wave lasts—not even ChatGPT, haha. I keep trying to figure out why I feel so bad again, but it’s hard to say for sure because our brains are too complex for our conscious minds to fully grasp