Originally Posted by
Dee74 
Hi Froglet
Check with a professional by all means, but by my understanding PAWs is post withdrawal - as the name suggests - so if you've only ever been sober a week I'd figure PAWs would be unlikely as a factor.
You've been dealing with anxiety for a long time now - sorry I forget - do you have a Dr or a counsellor?
D
I have sought my primary care, and a psychiatrist. Both agreed alcohol to be bad, but by reading people's experience here, even a little bit seems harmful.
I was born w/ overactive sweat nerves and in social or exciting situations, they would trigger. This created negative thinking and anxiety.
Since then I've made an effort to help myself and have only been able to cut out the weekday drinking (oddly). I use to drink, even on work days, but not anymore, I created this automatic thought that prevented me from touching any booze. On the weekend, it's another story.