Better Than Average?

DURING MY first eight months of sobriety, I just barely hung on. I had what I called the heebie-jeebies. I overreacted to everyone and everything. I constantly had to halt my activities (so as not to get hungry, angry, lonely, or tired), calm down, talk to someone, get to a meeting. I kept wondering when I'd get serenity. Everyone talked about it. Lots of AAs seemed to have it. But it eluded me. I used the Serenity Prayer reluctantly and sparingly, grinding my teeth, and leaving out the first word.