I’m 7 days into cold Turkey stopping a 5 year Vicodin pill habit. I went through the physical WDs but now I feel like a shell of a person emotionally. I’m so empty, depressed, anxious and panicky. I took some time off of work and I’m safe with my sister at her house, but these feelings are so hard. When does the anxiety subside? How do I work through these emotions and this emptiness? How do I build myself back up again? I’m feeling so hopeless.
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I don’t have experience with opiates, but went through a similar experience and all I can say is - it takes time. It will come. You will start to feel better. It may be tomorrow, or it may get worse before it gets better. Just stay the course, ride it out, you will eventually feel amazing. Stay strong. We are in this together, you are not alone!
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Congratulations on quitting! Now the work needs to begin. Get involved in a program, any program. NA, AA… something. We can’t do this sober thing alone. Go online and find a meeting if you don’t want to walk into an in person one. The regret, anxiety, self hatred, shame, guilt… we have all been through it. Remember this to shall pass. The app “in the rooms” will give you online and I believe in person meeting times and locations. Keep it up! We believe in you.
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This is why it's important not to do this alone. You should seek counseling from an IOP center that deals with these issues. It sounds like you might need some behavioral therapy. Going it alone is never a good idea.
Also, are you going to any recovery meetings. AA is also more accepting of people who have been addicted to drugs. In this day and age, very few people are addicted only to alcohol.
You might get lucky and find a nurse or two in AA or NA. I know there are a couple of them in my home group.
I've heard it said that it's 10 miles into the woods and 10 miles back out.
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THIS suggestion here. I’m a recovering opiate addict. Today I hang with others like myself in the rooms of Narcotics Anonymous. They also meet virtually via the Zoom app you know.
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You desperately need to tell a medical doctor. Opiate withdrawal can kill you. You need medical assistance to make sure you’re okay. Even if it’s been a week it’s very important for your health. I hope you see one. Look into it please. The complications from doing it alone are not worth it. Physically and mentally.