Length of withdrawal symptoms vary. Insomnia/being unable to sleep seems to be one of the top challenges when one stops drinking. A lot of people, including myself have racing thoughts. See, it's like this. We stop putting poison in our bodies. That poison made us pass out, numbed our minds, basically stole our lives and when we QUIT welllllll, body has to do some healing.
What are you planning to do while you wait for the "local service" to call?
Posting and reading here is a great start.