Originally Posted by
biminiblue 
By quitting completely and then riding out the urges. The further away from that last drink, the less frequent the urges.
That's addiction you're experiencing. A physical need.
This is so true. I'm at 6 months and honestly the feeling you describe decreased a lot at 30 days and has continued to decrease from there. I enjoy just relaxing and "doing nothing" now to get some R&R. I promise ethanol only INCREASES anxiety longterm. I even started seeing things that weren't there. Scary. It only gets worse from here until you quit for good.