Social Anxiety/Insecurity, Megalomania and Self-Loathing

[Ramona]

Check, check and check.

 

Recently I've experienced an amplified version of all these negative mechanisms.  It's as if smoking held 'em back where they were left to fester, contort, brew, and multiply inside my psyche.  Yikes.  They seem big and fast and persistent and strong.

 

So yes, it has been a rough week or so.  Work, relationships, teeth, groups.  A lot, lot, lot of crying.  I've been exercising, meditating, praying.

 

Smoking will not cure these ills.  Smoking created these ills.  Please don't let me forget that.

 

And thank you all for being here.

[Pippa]

Oh sweetie - so,sorry you are having a hard time ! But yep you nailed it - smoking will not make any of these go away ! You have faced down some amazing challenges in that quit of yours and what I have admired- is how well you have done it ! Exercising, mediatation and even crying are all good .... Smoking not ... And you are consistently making the right choice :-). Hang tough and know that we are all here for support .... We love what you are doing xx

[Doreensfree]

When we met with a problem and we smoked ...it was the first thing we reached for....believing a smoke helped the situation...

It took my brain a while before it sunk in...smoking did nothing to help.....

TEW....the emotions you are dealing with are all normal...I did heaps of crying....

It does slowly get better...and start to deal with life ...on life's terms....

Keep coming here for support to get you through all this stuff....

Well done...your a strong young woman...you will do this...

Hugs xx

[MarylandQuitter]

Smoking will not cure these ills.  Smoking created these ills.  Please don't let me forget that.

 

 

If smoking helped with anything, it would be on those packs of death.  Smoking creates lots of anxiety on many different levels.  You're mind is on the right track to beat this addiction to a bloody pulp.  :good3:

[Still winning]

I'm sorry you're having a tough week. Pleased you're making the right choices to deal with it though. Smoking, did indeed, create a whole heap of issues which we now have to unwind from our lives. You are doing so fabulous making all these connections and we are absolutely here for you and to remind you, smoking caused this and you deserve better!! x

[Runfree]

Well, you've covered all the bases, if helps.  

[babs609]

You are going to be okay TEW

 

This will pass.....temporary.  

 

Meanwhile...we are here for you so vent away!

[DCCXXVII]

Cry... meditate... pray... do what ever it takes TEW... you are not alone

 

Check Nope... again and again :)

[Markus]

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[Ramona]

Thanks for the support!

Almost put a hole in the wall yesterday.  

But didn't smoke!!

My hand hurts a bit.  

But thanks to this forum I realize that punching a wall is a perfectly appropriate response.   ;)