My man - congratulations on your decision to quit. Nice job. This site has been very important for me in my quit and I hope it is helpful to you.
First, get on here every day - early - and give us your promise you will not use nicotine in any form. Then do what you have to do to live up to that promise. Every day. Then wake up again and do it all over.
It might suck for you. Some folks cruse right through the first 20 days or so. Not so with me. What I am telling you is what I experienced. I hope it gives you a frame of reference. Because as I was going through it, I thought I was going bat shit crazy. But, some good dudes on this site helped paint a picture of what they went through and having that frame of reference was a lifeline that helped me through some shitty days.
You will not be able to sleep. This was weird for me, I would wake up at like 2, 4 and 5 am, every day... on the freaking dot! No idea why. This lasted about 3 weeks for me. Then after that, it came and went some nights but it tapered off after that.
Another novelty you will experience is staring at an e-mail, or even this very paragraph I am writing to you now. You will stare at that bitch for 30 minutes, come back to it and tell yourself to concentrate, then still not know what the hell you just red! Weird.
The physical cravings will only last a few days, but the lack of sleep, lack of ability to concentrate, and maybe even some bitching and moaning will likely last longer.
But get this... IT WILL GET BETTER. I guarantee it. Keep pushing through the fog and don't forget how shitty it was. You only have to do this once, so let's have some fun with it.
PM me if you need anything. If I can do it, you can to. Your a coach, go through this, quit, experience it, then be a model for those kids. Once you go through this shit, I guarantee you that you will be an example that saves a kid somewhere along the way!
I quit with you today.
Congratulations.
