dullyboi

Hello Quit Train. I wanna start by saying thank you to everyone who's been helping me since my first week of quit. Getting through hell week was one of the hardest experiences of my life. I'm glad I pushed through it. Its been a month since my quit, and I'm still dealing with a lot of issues when it comes to coping with day to day life and I'm trying to stay as positive as possible, but it can be really hard sometimes. I'm still going through some depression and insomnia, and its a process to deal with. Wish me luck guys.

Update: Thanks to everyone on this message board. After Week 1, I started feeling soooo much better. I've learned that attitude and positivity is genuinely the key to getting through withdrawals. I also learned not to focus on things I can't control, like my physical symptoms. Still getting crazy headaches and serious brain fog, but I'll get through it. Once again, thank you all so much for your support.

It's been one week since I lit up or vaped or did any form of nicotine, which I think is a cause for celebration. I chose to stop smoking because I wanted to take back my life. I was tired of nicotine being the incentive for everything that I did. After a shower, I smoked. During movies, I vaped. While socializing, I smoked. I don't want to have to smoke in order to feel joy for these things. There's absolutely no way I'm going back to smoking. Wish me luck on the rest of my quit guys.

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Thanks so much for the support everyone! Another day without nicotine. I've been getting tension headaches throughout the week that last for a while. Just tightness from the anxiety. Has anyone else experienced this? I'm gonna try and sleep now and get through another day tomorrow, smoke free.

Day 6, still anxious, but i was able to completely relax for about 30 minutes today, which I hadn't done before. The anxiety goes up and down constantly throughout the day. The world around me just seems so stressful without nicotine. My mood's a little better but it's still dreadful at times. Does anyone relate?

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Day 5, still having bad withdrawals. The most annoying part of this is the feeling of dread that this constant lack of happiness will continue on unless I smoke. Does anyone relate? I'm having the worst time

Hey everyone. Gonna start by saying I've been nicotine free for 4 days now, and I'm feelin pretty terrible, but I have high hopes for the future. Im an 18 year old college student that is quitting while also dealing with online school and quarantine. I was suggested to get in touch with people who also quit or have been quitting cigarettes, and thought this really active forum was a good idea. Question for you guys, what did quitting help you or allow you to do that you couldn't do before? Could be an activity, a feeling, anything that might have changed for the better. I'm trying to become more of an outgoing and responsible person. I love sports but never pursued it, so I'm going to start as a hobby. I love my friends, but I can get anxious in all sorts of situations. I mainly want to let go of being an anxious person and I believe quitting will help me do that. Now while quitting is making me much more anxious, I realize that it's only temporary and will pass after a week or two. Thanks for reading!

Thanks so much to everyone who's replied so far. I appreciate all your help. I'm going to push on and help myself get over this speed bump.

Im going through some serious anxiety these last few days. It's been 4 days since I've had my last cigarette, and I can't stop my overthinking and anxiety. I don't necessarily NEED a cigarette in particular but I'd do anything to make these symptoms stop. Sometimes I feel like I'm going insane. Anyone else feel the same way? Thank you all for your support.