Ech, it makes want to scream in empathy, because I know how that feels. To tell you the truth, as much as I want to tell you that there were distractions that helped me, it was mostly screaming and driving that helped the most. For me (I quit smoking, alcohol, and cocaine all on the same day. yippee!) the psychological turmoil lasted about four months, getting steadily better but really really slowly. However, and this is exactly what someone told me is what happened, I woke up one day and realized that I was okay, and that my moods had stabilized a bit more. It sucked though, and I feel your pain.
The biggest help for the mood swings and spontaneous anger/crying/self-pity/rage was actually spending some time thinking about why it was happening...without just giving up and using or cutting , which is definitely my first instinct!
Anyway, I hope you feel better soon, and can find the faith in your own strength and ability to exist happily without the dope!
xo
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