Almost 4 years sober and feeling like day 1 Help?
I have been sober since January 2016. I had terrible PAWS that lasted nearly a year. Life was going well, then boom, I was hit with terrible anxiety and depression. I believe it was an accumulation of life events that finally became too much. Anyway, I was told that the first round of PAWS could last from 6-24 months and that there may be subsequent windows AND waves up through the 10th year. I cannot take any medication as I am extremely sensitive and it makes the symptoms worse. Has anyone experience this? If so, how did you manage? I am thankful to not be experiencing the other symptoms like depersonalization, derealization, paranoia etc but whew, I thought I was in the clear.