Originally Posted by
InspiringBurden 
I can attest to this and what I have read supports it (though it may not be the same for everyone) -- each time you quit drinking and then start again and then quit again the withdrawal becomes more intense. I've failed many times prior to seeking help (presently) and I seek help this time because the widthdrawal symptoms I experience this time when quitting where fairly severe - I haven't slept for more than a couple of hours with night sweating, massively high blood pressure, suddenly waking with the sensation of hundreds of nails flying at me, screwed up thoughts and that's to name a few issues.
I will have to agree with Inspiring on this point ... for the longest time I would stop drinking ... weeks later completely be out of my mind wasted and do that for days ... stop drinking for weeks and the cycle would continue over and over. My withdraw symptoms the first day were non existent. Day 2-5 ...omg... I constantly thought about killing myself instead of dealing with the withdraw pains. After day 5, I had minimal withdraws. Now, there are days were I have triggers that place me back in the withdraw stages: irritated, sweating, nervous, can't think straight, etc. Than I refocus myself. Regain what I can control. I tell myself, "I am not responsible for my first thought, but I am responsible for my next action." I don't know If this helps. I feel that I just went on and on.