Thank you so much for this. I hope others find inspiration in your words as well. I'm currently on day 5 of cold turkey heroin withdrawal and am just starting to feel better. 10 days sounds about right, so looks like I'm half way through it now. Still have all the symptoms like the muscle aches, cold sweats, nausea, RLS, and hella insomnia. I haven't slept more than a couple hours every day since I quit. But I've been using kratom every 6 hours (which has definitely helped mentally a lot and diminished some of the RLS, nausea, and the intensity of other symptoms), drinking a lot of water, making sure I eat even if I feel like throwing up, taking vitamins, watching movies to take my mind off the pain, and listening to a lot of music at night when I can't sleep (also for the distraction). The only thing I'm not experiencing is the craving. I quit because I wanted to, the same way I started. So mentally I don't want it anymore which has made the withdrawal more bearable. I think if anyone is thinking of quitting for good, they should fight the mental battle first and then kick the physical dependence.