Justbreath,
I'm a recovering alcoholic and the day after a relapse made me want to curl up and cry. In fact that's exactly what I did. Yes, I would feel physically nauseous, have terrible shakes and the worst anxiety. That is why so often I would pick the bottle up again. To stop that "unliveable with" anxiety.
Even worse was the paranoia, the regret, what I refer to as "the horrors". It could take me a full ten days to get over a "binge", where it was hard to keep down anything, stop shaking and keep my anxiety in a realistic area. It was sheer
So very, very happy that you kicked it. You are one tough and brave soul. My hat is off to you.
Meg