I had really bad PAWS too. It lasted for just over 2 years. The episodes got less severe and further apart over time. Towards the end I'd go months without having issues. Work was hard for me too. I have a mental job. I never had any work related problems while I drank, and although I never missed a day at work after I stopped drinking , some days I didn't function as well as I should have. What kept me going was that the PAWS wasn't constant and I'd have periods to rest up, I looked at each episode as something that eventually would go away, and I held on to the fact that eventually the PAWS would entirely go away. Read all you can on PAWS, eat right, take B vitamins, exercise, rest, and keep as many stressful encounters away from you as you can. You will survive this. Lots of people on this site have.