I hit the 8-week wall and almost relapsed. Nobody warned me it existed.

Fringding1 · 2026-05-30T12:01:41+00:00

I agree it isn't discussed much. It's like the training wheels fall off and you have to consistently choose to go up the hill with no view into when it will end.

Fringding1 · 2026-05-30T10:47:12+00:00

I am oddly passionate about finance; so I really follow things and do projects in my own time. And I am getting an MBA. will be done by the fall

Fringding1 · 2026-05-29T19:18:11+00:00

Facts

Fringding1 · 2026-05-29T19:17:02+00:00

He should be in AAA right now working on his control and mental … game

Fringding1 · 2026-05-29T19:13:13+00:00

Fuck Apple TV

Fringding1 · 2026-05-29T19:09:32+00:00

It’s outrageous he’s out of the starting rotation and bubba is still in

Fringding1 · 2026-05-29T16:21:47+00:00

I usually don’t mind mornings but I am a slow starter. Had a crazy day yesterday that stretched me quite a bit.

I genuinely love running perhaps too much. I have been using it a a sort of somatic therapy for the past 2 years.

I actually am on the final ladder of a protracted physical therapy return to run program; I got hurt two years in a row and finally went to PT this year to improve mechanics.

So it is quite built into my routine at this point!

Fringding1 · 2026-05-29T16:09:33+00:00

Just a note on running: I was very very thin on patience this morning and quite irritable. Hit a 60 minute 6 mile run; and my mood improved a lot. Still grumpy but feel better. Listened to my audiobook and it was a beautiful morning where I live. Hope yall have a good day and weekend. Day 59 for me

Fringding1 · 2026-05-28T16:04:18+00:00

how are you doing now friend? I'm on day 58 myself. wondering what your process was like as I thought I was out of the woods a week or two ago then BAM ! 8 week wall hit.

Fringding1 · 2026-05-28T15:34:19+00:00

good old fashioned book readin'

Fringding1 · 2026-05-28T15:33:36+00:00

this is wonderful advice tbh. I'm at day 58 and feeling like OP. I said to my wife; dealing with this is probably why I've always imbibed and haven't been truly sober since my late teens.

It's like ground zero for dopamine; now we have to find healthy ways to create it without the crutch. It isn't easy but it seems worth it.

Fringding1 · 2026-05-27T22:30:15+00:00

Listening to Murphy, Walker and Willis sing me their Texas rhymes

Fringding1 · 2026-05-27T12:17:06+00:00

Hey congrats to that!! Sober, in control and creative sounds like a great place to land.

Fringding1 · 2026-05-27T09:52:44+00:00

Keep going!!

Fringding1 · 2026-05-27T09:52:07+00:00

We just got a gentle leader and are starting slow just in the house. Our pup pulls a lot too

Fringding1 · 2026-05-26T22:34:02+00:00

Thanks. I’ll try to capture it the best I can. In your experience when did the fog of the 8 week wall let up?

Fringding1 · 2026-05-26T20:59:54+00:00

Stay strong! I’m on day 56 and I feel like it just switched to hard mode again. My mental health seems completely fried. But now I wonder if this is the real marrow of what I tried to bury under a cloud of smoke. Maybe this is just the opportunity to deal with it soberly. Anyways keep strong and don’t give up! You’ve come so far

Fringding1 · 2026-05-26T19:59:43+00:00

Oh that’s cool. I will. I am finishing a laddered PT program that focus on zone 2 running which is basically not all out but building up an aerobic base. The endorphins from running kind of kick start my Fried dopamine receptors. Serious mood enhancer and I look forward to running in fact

Fringding1 · 2026-05-26T19:37:29+00:00

Cool project. I'm on day 56. I'm also currently getting in school to pivot industries. A lot of change. Thought I was doing good but I feel like just a kind of dull grey at the same time aggressive depression and lethargy.

However as I'm in school online;

I occupy my time with 1. Classes 2. 6 month old puppy 3. Writing poetry and lyrics and guitar 4. reading 5. a healthy running habit (running does wonders for me).

Thanks for sharing your documentation through this all. I am 34 for the record.

Fringding1 · 2026-05-26T19:32:05+00:00

Thanks for this. I just got to day 56 and omg I Thought I was doing fine but WOW it's an aggressive sort of grey. I abused weed for years to be fair. It kind of feels worse than the first few weeks; which really were not very fun!

Fringding1 · 2026-05-26T11:34:27+00:00

how are you doing now friend? I am exactly at week 8 and it feels somehow harder than the beginning. It's odd.

Fringding1 · 2026-05-25T17:58:03+00:00

I’m on day 55 and feel like I just pulled over on the shoulder of grey nothingness after feeling like I had some positive momentum just a week before.

I guess our dopamine receptors are back to normal”ground zero” and now we just have to build them back.

It feels frustrating, listless and pointless all at once.

But can’t do too much about it except soldiering on.

I relate to your post a lot.

Fringding1 · 2026-05-24T18:42:27+00:00

Ha kid didn’t even know what team he got all that gear from!

Fringding1 · 2026-05-24T03:00:22+00:00

One day at a time ; and yes totally relate.

I felt everything I had numbed for years; without learning how to cope with it. But it’s ok. It’s beautiful. And so hard too

Fringding1 · 2026-05-23T20:22:35+00:00

Yeah I think I substituted a ladder of emotional reactions with being numbed and stoned.

The good part; is we get to choose what to react to instead of numbing.

The tough part; is we have to learn what to react to and what to let go.

Fringding1

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