I am only on day 6 (almost sleepy time), but I can tell you that a week ago today I was not in a good place.
It's a hell of a lot better today. Alcohol screws with your brain chemistry. It may not be all rainbows and unicorns, but simply not drinking is a heck of a lot better than being stuck in the cycle of alcoholism.
I was slipping out at work to take nips from the bottle I had stashed in my car and stuff. I was that dependent on it to keep the withdrawals at bay. You can get through the first few days if I can. If you start to feel really jumpy, I would recommend going to your local emergency room; or at least have someone around that can watch you.
Join us on the light side. It's far less gloomy.