No, it makes complete sense.
The alcohol is actually causing your anxiety to be higher when you're not drinking.
Alcohol acts to suppress nervous-system activity when you have it in your system. When you stop, the nervous system is ramped up and overly active. Plus the changes in the reward pathways that occur over time with excessive alcohol consumption.
Here, this is good: (Don't miss the info-graphic part way down the page. )
https://www.altamirarecovery.com/blo...promise-for-ad