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why do I feel like crying every morning?


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Perhaps it's time to take a fresh look at those reasons for quitting and a review of what benefits you've gained. Sounds like you are still in mourning for the loss of something that pretended to be your friend and companion. It kicked you to the curb all these years but you haven't kicked back. As a quitter once said on here, like an abusive husband or boyfriend, you keep wanting it back even though it coated your lungs with tar, made you and everything around you stink, made your teeth and nails yellow, and made it hard to breathe. It's hard to change habits...by which I mean, the thoughts that you habitually wake up to every morning. But habits can be changed. Perhaps when you wake up in the morning, if you have a sad thought, you can acknowledge that thought, look at it and say goodbye. See if you can change that thought into something positive, like "I'm glad to be alive today. I have so much to be grateful for." Even if it may not seem true, sometimes if we pretend, it will come true. Depression sometimes hits us after a quit. Perhaps a visit to the doctor to see if Welbutrin is the right route for you now. Maybe talking therapy can help you pinpoint why you're teary every morning. Rusty :) [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 12/13/2004 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 629 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 17,626 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $2201.5 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 86 [B]Hrs:[/B] 14 [B]Mins:[/B] 19 [B]Seconds:[/B] 9
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17 years ago 0 579 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Ex-slave, Don't panic - this happens a lot around the 100 day mark. It will pass....just sit it out. You should feel better in a couple of weeks. I also had occassional batches of a few days at a time when I could be very tearful during the first year, but would return to 'normal' in between. Shaila - you have just been through hell and heck weeks, and taking your first steps beyond. It is an emotional thing that you are doing. It does improve quite quickly from here, but with occassional steps backwards as Ex-slave is experiencing. Things do settle down eventually, but it takes time to heal. It is definately worth keeping with the quit. I am so happy to be an ex-smoker and really feel sorry for those who are still entrapped. Lizzie :) [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 4/23/2003 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 1233 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 18,499 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] �5548.5 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 119 [B]Hrs:[/B] 23 [B]Mins:[/B] 48 [B]Seconds:[/B] 51
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