Hey i was just wondering if anyone had quit smoking while having either GAD or panic disorder. Is it a good idea to quit while your anxiety is already quite bad and does quitting exacerbate the anxiety or does your anxiety get better after quitting?
Smoking can cause anxiety but also quitting smoking can cause anxiety. I am just hoping that if i quit my anxiety may be easier to handle or be diminshed.
Well yestrday i had my first CBT session with a specialist CBT worker. She seems very nice and supportive and although we didnt cover much CBT per se, we had a good chat to see what my goals were, and she thinks i would need 12 - 20 sessions.
My homework was to play on my drums and try to divert my mind for 5 minutes, and then try to do this more often, and also some deep breathing exercises. But of course i woke up this morning full of flu and feel absolutely terrible, my anxietys through the roof and i have no energy whatsoever. All the fun, so trying the diversion is proving somewhat very difficult. Just have to see how i go when this flu goes....just my luck lol.
Yeah i was kind of hoping my anxiety would ease after a while of not smoking, I did quit for 9 months cold turkey and then started again about 9 months ago and if i remember i felt loads better mentally and phsyically when i had quit, just i remember it being quite difficult then and then i didnt have much anxiety at all, but now i have then its even gonna be harder, but i suppose if its only a month or so of withdrawal in exchange for feeling a bit less anxious and the extra health benefits then i may just give it a go.
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