Interesting day. I had a good morning and great lunch with a friend. After lunch I desperately needed a nap and started feeling very upset and frustrated. The nap helped a little but with all the changes going on right now I’m very sensitive and became very upset tonight. I feel like my 2 year old nephew getting frustrated so easily and don’t know what to do with myself!
It doesn’t help that I feel pretty alone in all this. It’s great to have support, but I wish I actually had someone who was doing this along with me.
I am normally a huge stress eater, but tonight I didn’t eat anything at all. I think when I get very upset, heart breaking upset, I actually lose my appetite completely. So I guess something good came out of it. hehehe
I went to the store to return a movie and the small bag of plantain chips didn’t even tempt me. Hope that is a good thing. It also helped to get my emotions out and to talk with someone about it. I really tire of people telling me how I should feel and what I should do.
I just want the freedom to feel what how I feel and not be judged for it. And right now I feel annoyed and upset and am glad that there are people that just let me vent that without trying to fix me! I can be fixed when I’m in a saner state of mind, but for right now, I don’t want to be fixed…not sure why everyone doesn’t understand this! hahaha
So, yes, week 4 and I’m having a bit of a melt down. The Health Guy will tell you that everyone goes through it. But still wishing there was someone out there that I could have a melt down with. Any volunteers?
Ahh strong emotions flooding in. No matter how much I prepare folks for "the emotions" that seem to attack you as you quit sugar it's still always hard. I remember like it was yesterday the roller coast of emotions I went through for a while. Like a deep reservoir had been tapped and they were just flowing freely.
It is my deep belief that the understanding and dealing with our emotions is the key to our long term success with sugar addiction recovery. We, at least I, have unconsciously used sugar to control, push down or stuff emotions since we were kids. When, as adults, we take away the sugar we end up in a place that is very different. It's stronger and more immediate than we might have first thought. We need new coping mechanisms besides cookies. Call a friend, take a walk, go to yoga, sleep or just be kind to yourself and let the emotions come
I applaud your courage to not only go through this but to share it with the world.
Thanks and that is why I’m glad I have you! It was an interesting weekend to say the least and I have a lot to deal with all the changes going on, but nice to know I have support from you and those on here!
I was also glad I had the freedom to spend several days wallowing! hehehe
Ahh strong emotions flooding in. No matter how much I prepare folks for "the emotions" that seem to attack you as you quit sugar it's still always hard. I remember like it was yesterday the roller coast of emotions I went through for a while. Like a deep reservoir had been tapped and they were just flowing freely.
It is my deep belief that the understanding and dealing with our emotions is the key to our long term success with sugar addiction recovery. We, at least I, have unconsciously used sugar to control, push down or stuff emotions since we were kids. When, as adults, we take away the sugar we end up in a place that is very different. It's stronger and more immediate than we might have first thought. We need new coping mechanisms besides cookies. Call a friend, take a walk, go to yoga, sleep or just be kind to yourself and let the emotions come
I applaud your courage to not only go through this but to share it with the world.
Thanks and that is why I’m glad I have you! It was an interesting weekend to say the least and I have a lot to deal with all the changes going on, but nice to know I have support from you and those on here!
I was also glad I had the freedom to spend several days wallowing! hehehe