These are descriptions of how individuals experienced various symptoms during withdrawal. While everyone's withdrawal is unique and symptoms will be different for everyone, it may be useful to know what others went through. All withdrawal symptoms can be caused by things in addition to withdrawal. If a symptom is persistent or you are worried by it, it is always a good idea to get it checked out by your doctor to ensure nothing else is going on. ______________________________________________________________________ Definition: (n) Belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong. ______________________________________________________________________ What I've Felt: "I was in such a state of pain, withdrawal, and agitation that it continuously fueled the mechanism of rage. Along the way, I have:
Some nights, when the anxiety was is at its worst, I would sit in my car swearing over and over and over, and punching the dashboard (free)." - Matt ______________________________________________________________________ What I've Felt: "Me for rage took the form of saying hurtful things to those I loved. It was like I said the first thing that slipped into my mind in a tense situation without doing any processing of what the effect would be on others. It meant that I hurt those closest to me on occasions and I regret that - I had to learn to be very controlled to stop myself over reacting. My language (swearing) wasn't good during this time either. I could almost measure how unwell I was feeling by the number of times I swore in the first hour of the day" - Anthea ______________________________________________________________________ My Coping Strategies
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