Now 36 hours since my last drink, and 4 days into recovery. No insomnia last night fortunately, although I attribute that to not sleeping since Saturday. Very minor shakes every now and again and the anxiety is still bad but I do think I have now regained control over my faculties and can now function semi normally.
Thus, while it was probably dangerous this does go to show that tapering can actually work; it however requires more willpower and self restraint then one can ever respect until actually well into the process itself. Further, I would not recommend it to anyone, however for me, this withdrawal and what it took to overcome it may be the key to my continued success. Unlike previous times where perscribed medication was used I actually had to earn my peace of mind. The struggle is not over, and I am only 36 hours in, but I think that this is the start of a new day.