I have had very bad anxiety on and off over the years, it's always at it's most intense when I've been withdrawing from alcohol and in that 72 hour 'danger period' after the 'last drink'.
But even after that I often find that my mood goes up and down.
It's like I'm suddenly motivated to do things and then 10 minutes later I don't want to do anything and just feel anxious and nervous.
And of course there is then that voice in the head saying "hey I know how to cure this, alcohol!".
And then the whole spiral begins again.
I've been up and down that spiral too many times to mention and I have to say that I'm completely sick of it.