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18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 117

Ok... I went to the Dr about my sore neck and throat. My Dr's theory is that is where I carry stress, in my neck and it is true. But now on day 10 I am have panick and anxiety attacks. He did prescribe Xanax which really helps. But now my addict mind is saying is this how I am going to be the rest of my life without my smokes???? Why not just smoke???? Am I going to be a pill junkie??? Will I level out??? I was doing fine but the last few days I feel like I am having a melt down!! I actually got into my car and was looking for a lighter, dah I forgot I do not smoke and had a melt down. I will not smoke today but has anyone gone through this?? Why is this happening now?? Why not 2 days after a quit??? I smoked 30 cigs for 20 yrs of my life and I am 35 yrs old now. Sorry my stats will not pull up.

18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 117

Misty- Thanks you, it is nice to know that I am not alone and there are others who have faced this challenge. And thanks for all the encouragement from others. It is like learning to walk again. It is almost like being in a bad accident, having a brain injury and having to learn and deal with things "all new". I will try to be patient with myself and learn. I will also have to learn how to eat again as a normal person, instead of shoveling food in for comfort!!!! :p But one day at a time the food thing will come later. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 8/21/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 11 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 284 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $38.5 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 0 [B]Hrs:[/B] 21 [B]Mins:[/B] 59 [B]Seconds:[/B] 22

18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 117

Misty- I am sure it has alot to deal with withdrawls and just not knowing how to deal with stress when it happens, I freak. I got into a tiff with my mom and my body just flipped out..... I usually just smoked and it calmed me down. I had tried prozac, zyban and things before when I quit the made withdrawls worse. It just really makes me sad and angry at myself that I let cigs control my life, emotions for so long. I feel like I am learning how to walk all over again. I know I can do it but I really scare myself along the way. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 8/21/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 10 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 266 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $35 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 0 [B]Hrs:[/B] 20 [B]Mins:[/B] 34 [B]Seconds:[/B] 17

18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 117

Thanks for the link. Yes, it is true I have to learn all over how to deal with stress. I have smoked 1/2 of my life and I need to learn how to cope. It scares me but I have not reached for a smoke...the thought is in my mind. I know I can do this, I have to. I never want to go through this again!!! [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 8/21/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 10 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 266 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $35 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 0 [B]Hrs:[/B] 20 [B]Mins:[/B] 31 [B]Seconds:[/B] 55

18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 117

Danielle- I do run daily and lift every morning & in the evenings I walk too. Did that as a smoker. It just is not enough it does not relax my body enough. I need to learn some coping skills. But now that I stopped smoking I am not huffing & puffing what a bonus!!! [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 8/21/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 10 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 266 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $35 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 0 [B]Hrs:[/B] 20 [B]Mins:[/B] 32 [B]Seconds:[/B] 17

18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 457

Hey Trish - are you certain that you're haivng panick, and not withdrawal? I ask because my withdrawal was disguised as panick and anxiety.... I -almost- couldn't tell the difference, but i've had panick disorder before, and in a panick attack, my heart would race until I thought it would jump out of my chest. In my withdrawal everything was the same.. felt like I would crawl out of my skin, and couldn't relax and very tense, and my breathing was elevated.. and I thought that I was going to die, but it wasn't because my heart was racing.. i just thought that i was going to die. I guess the racing heart, or lack of it was the big tip off to me. Anyhow - I've had these episodes about 5 or 6 times now since I quit - they last 1 to 2 days. I am told I could go through it again at around 90 days and at around a year.. Liek you, I was frightened and worried about my future, becuase i thought it should have been all over by then. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 7/17/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 45 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 2,509 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $585 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 3 [B]Hrs:[/B] 20 [B]Mins:[/B] 8 [B]Seconds:[/B] 43

18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 457

Trish - i have said the exact same things. That i feel like I am learning to walk all over again. Nothing is the same for me anymore - absolutely nothing. I'm trying very very hard to look at it as an adventure, and i'm rather excited to see where I will land. I have been doing lots of reading and journaling and trying to learn coping skills, asertiveness, and anger management. I no longer have any freinds you know.. in 6 weeks, they have all left or been pushed away - there wasn't very many of them to begin with as I am a bit of a private person in person. But, they either did not like the fact that i was standing up for myself, or I found that they weren't worth my time, and wondered why I ever had them at all. I feel that my relationship with my mother is improving at this point. I have stopped letting her push my buttons and get me so angry that i can't speek or that i say dumb angry things, and instead I have broken loose from conversations and come back to them later and said what i really wanted to say. In one particular instancse, she still tried to push my buttons by saying something to make me think that she didn't hear or understand a word i had said, so i ranted here and in my journal, and went back and explained it again! It was about my quit, and it was important to me that she understand and learn what it meant to be supportive. There was a coupel of threads in here about anger that did the most for me of anything that i had read. I had to read, reread, and talk about them, and then finally write it out, and I still have to remind myself that to be loving to myself means that I keep my cool and treet another person with respect, even if they don't deserve it. All i ever knew before was if you hurt me, I hurt you back and you learned not to hurt me agian, and if I didn't hurt you, then I fumed about it for a good long time. It's dumb, but it's all that i knew. I'm learning tons of new things now, and even though i still have a long long ways to go.. I sure am growing by leaps and bounds. ... and it all began with stopping smoking. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 7/17/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 45 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 2,512 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $585 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 3 [B]Hrs:[/B] 20 [B

18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 3131

Trish congratulations on 10 days smoke free. Hell week is over. One day at a time :)Marie [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 6/13/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 79 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,198 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $316 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 10 [B]Hrs:[/B] 12 [B]Mins:[/B] 47 [B]Seconds:[/B] 25

18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 3368

That ^^ post deserves a thread all to itself. I'm really happy for you MistyMoon. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 5/12/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 111 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 3,353 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $444 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 9 [B]Hrs:[/B] 9 [B]Mins:[/B] 41 [B]Seconds:[/B] 44

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18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 3368

Hang in there Trish. [IMG]http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a17/Daniwiz/hug.gif[/IMG] [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 5/12/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 111 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 3,349 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $444 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 9 [B]Hrs:[/B] 9 [B]Mins:[/B] 24 [B]Seconds:[/B] 55

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