This summer, I have been drinking for about one time a week, but last week I drunk excesively two times and one beer other time, separated by one or two days of abstinence. I did not got bad when I drunk much, but I stayed "happy" for many hours. The only one beer day was yesterday, and waking for today I had a nightmare, that got me so afraid that I didnt want to move for three minutes. Gradually, then, I repressed the fear and I got up. I use to go to bed lately, but yesterday I went to bed early. Nightmare waked me up at an unusual hour for me, 7:30. I don't know whether it is due to the start of an alcohol withdrawal syndrome, or because a better sleeping giving chance for dreams and for earlier awakening. After it, I returned to sleeping without problems.
In the morning, I had a diffuse feeling of disconfort, for a while I felt boredom that I reduced drinking more coffee. Two hours later I felt sensations of "puncture" in my feet, that then disappeared. I ate lately, after a time of intense hunger, and while eating I remembered the nightmare, became afraid again, and then my fear converted to the fear of being coming crazy because I couldn't control the fear of the nightmare, and then I begun getting afraid of getting delirium tremens. When I read about the need for medical help with alcohol withdrawal, I become more anxious because of having to tell my bad actions for other person, but I calmed down when I read about gradual suppression of alcohol, and I wanted to do that technique for not having to ask for medical help. But I am afraid about whether drinking moderately for one or two days may produce me the dt later.
When I have smoked cigarettes today, I shifted form the tobacco withdrawal anxiety to a feeling of a bit of fear, only after 20 minutes of finishing the cigarette I got the full pleasure of it (of tobacco I am sure I am addicted).
Am I at risk or at the way of developing delirium tremens?
Do I have to monitor myself for some symptoms in the next days?
How can I avoid dt if I am at a risk or at the way for it?