Hate to say it but my first day was incredibly terrifying... had just come off a very heavy month long binge after having lost my job and did the stupid thing by attempting to detox at home. The first week was pretty bad actually but it reinforced the fact that the alcohol was killing me as I had never in my life felt as terrible as that. Lots of insomnia, anxiety and depression. I had to force myself to eat and take vitamins by the boatload. Drank gallons of water. Yes, at several points I thought I was too far gone but eventually it started getting better. I'm 18 days now and feel as good as I ever have in over 15 years. It's definitely not easy, probably the hardest thing I've ever gone through but stick with it and it will pay immeasurable dividends for the rest of your life. Good luck!