I never drank alcohol except only a few times a year. Now, I do a few shots a night and take otc sleeping pills just to relax and and get some sleep. Addictive behavior runs in my family and I am afraid of falling into the trap.

I have been drinking heavily every day the past 3 weeks. When I wake up my anxiety is through the roof. I feel like I want to jump out of my skin. I don’t have a hangover but I feel like being put to death. It lasts all day until I start drinking again. Is this a sign of alcohol withdrawal?