Right on, Right on, Right the fuck on, bro!!!!
Smart move on ripping off the patch. That's one of the only pillars of quitting around here. No nicotine in any form. The patch, gum, etc. is just slow torture anyway. I'm on Day 31, so exactly one month ago, I was sitting in your chair.
For the first 2-3 days, hunker down...it's a bitch. My advice is to record how you're feeling the first few days. Even the crazy weird stuff. Then, later, if you feel like caving, you can look back and remember what it's like to start over. Hang around the site. Read everything. Get into chat. Chat helped me so much during the first few days. Drink the helloutta H2O, and exercise. Run, pushups, anything where you can hit something is pretty helpful the first few days. Just try not to rage on your family. If you need to vent, come in here and cuss it up. Everyone here's heard it all. (And said it all.)
Besides the no nicotine thing, the other pillar of this program is posting roll. You can find out how to post roll in the Welcome Center. Join the July Group, and post a Day 1 RIGHT NOW. Promise yourself, and your fellow quitters that you will not use nicotine today, and only for today. Don't worry about tomorrow, or next week, year, etc. Just do not use it today.
Remember - EVERYBODY here is an addict as much as you are. We've all told the same bullshit stories to ourselves and our families. We've done the same stupid shit just to get a pinch. So, reach out to anyone here. They will help. PM me if you need a number.
