I quit opioids and lost myself with them
Been off the hard stuff for a while now and the weirdest part is realizing getting sober didn’t magically make me feel normal again. I thought once withdrawals ended everything would click back into place but instead I just felt flat all the time. No motivation, no energy, no interest in anything like my brain forgot how to function without chemicals involved.
That’s the part nobody really explains. You stop chasing the high and suddenly you’re just trying to feel awake again. Work feels exhausting. Hobbies feel fake. Socializing feels forced.
What’s helped me the most has been smaller stuff like gym, better sleep, forcing routines, walking more, eating better. Even plain leaf kratom and occasional natural 7oh helped me stop obsessing over oxy without feeling completely numb.
I want to know how long it took other people before they actually felt normal again because this part has been harder than quitting itself.