{"id":22038,"date":"2019-12-06T14:32:58","date_gmt":"2019-12-06T22:32:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/warnerparkrecovery.com\/?p=22038"},"modified":"2022-07-22T10:08:18","modified_gmt":"2022-07-22T10:08:18","slug":"how-to-control-your-emotions-in-sobriety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/warnerparkrecovery.com\/sobriety\/how-to-control-your-emotions-in-sobriety\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Control your Emotions in sobriety"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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How to Control your Emotions in Sobriety<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Whatever reasons or excuses you had while you were still abusing substances, one of the reasons it was hard to stop was because your drug of choice made you feel different. You could have\u00a0a couple of drinks to relax or get more confident or take a pill to boost your confidence. Once you get clean, you have to figure out how to manage your emotions on your own.<\/p>

Especially in early sobriety, dealing with feelings on your own is very uncomfortable. You may find yourself tense, scared, worried, sad, or a mixture of all of these. Even happiness can be overwhelming when you are used to numbing your feelings.<\/p>

Drugs and alcohol probably helped you to deal with social situations too, helping you to feel more comfortable in groups or in settings where you felt like you didn\u2019t fit in. A big part of addiction recovery is learning how to deal with your emotions and becoming comfortable in your own skin, even if you can\u2019t ever remember feeling like that before.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Don\u2019t fight your feelings; accept them instead<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Feelings by themselves can\u2019t hurt you, and the more you accept them and get comfortable with them, the easier it will be to deal with any negative feelings and achieve emotional health. The first thing you need to do is accept your feelings; they are yours, and you have the strength and the power to deal with them. Acceptance is one of the key principles of recovery because as long as you try to keep control over everything, you won\u2019t be able to let go of the path and start healing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Take an inventory<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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It becomes easier with time, but you can at least try in the beginning to take an emotional inventory. Ask yourself:<\/p>