Question by I Like Lime Candies: What does “I am having _____ withdrawals” mean?
For example, if someone said “I am having _____ (a person’s name) withdrawal”. What does this mean?

Best answer:

Answer by zotdirector
It’s a slang reference to withdrawal symptoms people have after being off of a certain drug they’ve been addicted to such as nicotine or alcohol.

It means they are suffering because they are without said person or thing.

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