I kept the doom cycle going for way too long.... drink recover, feel like crap, repeat, have anxiety, panic attacks, heart racing, sweats, insomnia. The whole gamut of awful feelings. I never thought it would ever go away so I kept on drinking.
I am now 3 months from my last drink and I have to say I don't feel any of those awful feelings now but I can't get lazy and try a drink because I think I have it under control.