I wanted to become a casual drinker, but now every time I drink I have horrible anxiety the following 2-3 days.

I used to drink daily. I would have 30-40 drinks in a normal week (sometimes more, hardly less).

I decided to quit for 2 weeks with no drinking. I had pretty bad mental withdrawals, but not much on the physical side. I felt like a zombie, couldn't sleep, anxiety, paranoia, etc.

After the 2 week period, I decided I would let myself drink once or twice a week. 3-5 beers per session max.

I haven't had a problem with this control-wise, in fact I can't believe I used to drink that much daily. But I feel like every time I drink now I'm consumed with dread, impending doom, and anxiety for the next 2-3 days...

I used to feel anxious every day when I drank daily. And soon as it got bad I'd think "oh, time for a drink, that'll help" but I'm starting to think the alcohol is what caused the anxiety in the first place...