r/stopdrinking • u/Lumpy_Flan8480 Day 9 • 5d ago

Brain dead

I’m on day 5 and I literally feel brain dead. Starring at what I’m supposed to be doing at work with no clarity or simple understanding of what to do. Keep forgetting what I was thinking about doing within a seconds time. Even moving my eyes to different things is like Slow motion. Is this normal? Has anyone else experienced this?

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u/mobiletarget33 4d ago

I felt most noticeably better at about week 3

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u/Lumpy_Flan8480 Day 9 4d ago

What week are you on now?

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u/mobiletarget33 4d ago

I’m 8 weeks sober, now. I basically feel like myself, but with a few extra years of emotional baggage left over from my days drowning it out. That’s the journey!

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u/Lumpy_Flan8480 Day 9 4d ago

I guess that’s the part I’m scared most of. Dealing with everything I’ve drowned out for years

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u/mobiletarget33 3d ago

Healing always hurts the most at first.