I'm on my 6th day and I've barely slept at all. Also, my stomach has this little pain on the left side that I'm a bit worried about. In terms of the withdrawls, I sort of have a "bring it on" attitude this time. I wouldn't say I feel like shit because the confidence I've gained in just 6 days is well worth the lack of sleep. I finally feel clean. Not hiding anything.
I've avoided the "replacement" stuff like mint chew, seeds, etc. I think part of this quit is getting away from the idea that I constantly have to be distracted to deal with life. I'm not just trying to quit nicotine, I'm trying to avoid the need to hide and act like a child. If I dipped mint stuff or jerkey chew I think it would make me want the real thing. But, everyone is different.
I'm trying to be constantly on guard. When I feel like things are going great I'm really cautious and get on this website.
So, in terms of my 72 hours, I'm a little bit beyond that but the sleeping thing hasn't changed.