Originally Posted by
Thrifty 
I too feel a constant nagging and I'm constantly noticing the beast talking to me. The sadness is there too.
This is not unusual early on. Just let it nag away, and don't respond to it. It is just a stupid, disembodied voice; it can't hurt you. Also, you have been regularly ingesting high proof depressants for a while, and there is a price to pay for that. You should feel remarkably better at around 90 days or so, if not sooner. Standard psychiatric protocol usually requires 90 days of continuous abstinence to determine if there is actual, underlying depression present, as opposed to that caused by alcohol.