Welcome, Jaybercrow. You're right about the next couple of weeks being intense. Everyone has some withdrawal, and it manifests in different ways. Common ones of course are fog (lack of concentration, unclear thinking), screwed up sleep, nervousness and irritability. There are definitely others that some people have. BUT they DO go away after awhile.
In my first couple of days after quitting, I was having REALLY screwed up sleep, death dreams, waking up sweating every 45 minutes or so. That was gone by day 5. The fog continued for a while longer, but I'm pretty sure that's gone now too. I was dipping a can a day, and now at day 25 in my quit, I still spontaneously think about it once in a while, but haven't craved it in a long time.
And you're spot on right about there never being a "right" time to quit, you just do it, no matter what else is going on. I have friends I've made on here with physical problems (unrelated to tobacco), relationship problems, financial problems, etc. It would be so easy to say "Now's not the right time to quit", but there's always something we could use for an excuse, and we ALL did for years.
Just know, every one of us on here (and there's hundreds of us active, and thousands are members) knows exactly what you're going through, in a way impossible for your closest loved ones. Stick with us, promise us you'll stay quit every day, and we'll do the same for you. If you need a number to call, send me a PM and I'll gladly send you mine.
Tim/Gump
