Anxiety... please help!

[Boo]

3 hours ago, dullyboi said:

The world around me just seems so stressful without nicotine. 

 

Make a list of the things that stress you out in your day-to-day life.

 

Now, put a check by any of those stressors that are directly alleviated by the act of smoking a cigarette.  Not a lot of check marks are there?

 

Smoking alleviates one problem and one problem only: nicotine withdrawal.  The only problem solved by smoking is the problem created by smoking...it's a dead-end loop.

[NADA]

Just keep going one day at a time dullyboi.  Eventually you'll realize that it was worth a little short term pain to achieve long term gain.

 

 

 

[dullyboi]

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.

[Mac#23]

Way to go. You will get through this

[jillar]

Well done dully, you're doing great!  

[Reciprocity]

43 minutes ago, dullyboi said:

 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.

 

That's right dullyboi. I think you've got it! Keep focusing on the positives because there will be more and more of them coming your way 

[Doreensfree]

Upwards and Onwards ....keep going ...well done !!!

[Boo]

3 hours ago, dullyboi said:

 I've learned that attitude and positivity is genuinely the key to getting through withdrawals.

 

Withdrawals are temporary and fleeting.  They have as much or as little power as we give them.

 

Congratulations Dullyboi, you're well on your way now.

[darcy]

Hello dullyboi,

 

Glad you're here on the Quit Train. Congratulations on  your quit!

The headaches....I found that HYDRATING, almost continuously, helped loads.