Agree with BB above.
And let me say this: Had I not stumbled across some PAWS information, and allowed myself to relax and give the healing the time it needed, I very well might have relapsed, because I wouldn't have had hope. I'm only 10 months in but hope is proving to be a wise way to go-- I'm feeling better every day. Thankfully.
In other words, for me, knowing about PAWS was not a reason to sit back and do nothing. Indeed, it served the opposite purpose--there was the hope, of course, but also logic and explanation for how crappy I felt. After all those years of abusing alcohol, it seemed to make sense that my body needed to regulate itself, and that it would take quite some time and quite a few wonky symptoms to feel better.
So instead of holding me back, knowing about PAWS carried me through.