Originally Posted by
Andante 
I can tell you that this was certainly true for me, and I've observed it in others as well:
That "foreboding feeling" that the horrible withdrawal effects will never end is itself part and parcel of the protracted withdrawal symptoms package. It's tied in with the anxiety and depression that result when the brain's "pleasure center" circuitry is knocked badly out of whack by alcohol.
Trust me, they DO end.
Keep doing all the right things -- staying sober, exercising, eating right, therapy, meditation, anti-depressant meds (blah, blah, I've sure you've heard it all before) -- and you WILL feel better eventually.
There's no timetable -- it takes however long it takes -- but it DOES get better.
I speak from personal experience here.
I can confirm, I also experienced that feeling that it was never going to end.
I try my best to ignore it because I know it's not true - these symptoms only started after I drank too much, so they have to go away eventually if I'm stopped, right?
I'm at 5 and a half months sober and I've just started to see some improvement in the last few weeks. It does get better if you just hang in there.