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For me smoking masked the boredom issue, I'd live to smoke and nothing else got in the way. So when I quit, I found i had tons of empty free time.
There you go bear. Two different things smoking masked from two different people already.
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B]7/12/2007
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 19
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 475
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] �79.80
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 2 [B]Hrs:[/B] 10 [B]Mins:[/B] 11 [B]Seconds:[/B] 44
Bear,
For me, smoking masked depression and I never developed the skills to be able to emotionally handle situations in life. I started smoking at about 15 and so I used smoking to deal with life issues for most of my life. When I quit, I had to learn how to handle life without the crutch. It took me a long, long time to seek help. I really wish I had done it sooner. I spent over a year crying and wondering what was wrong with me.
My self esteme was about as low as you can go and I felt totally worthless. I thought I was a failure and I couldn't do anything right. I also have issues with anxiety. I'm not sure if it is a result of smoking or if smoking would calm my anxiety. It really is hard to say.
What a great topic!
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B]7/1/2005
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 760
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 15,200
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $2,660.00
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 68 [B]Hrs:[/B] 15 [B]Mins:[/B] 24 [B]Seconds:[/B] 8
I have seen the term used many times on this site so if you don't mind educating an old man and maybe some of others here I would like to find out the kinds of illness that where masked or hidden as a result of smoking ???
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B]3/20/2007
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 133
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 2,394
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $1,330.00
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 30 [B]Hrs:[/B] 9 [B]Mins:[/B] 50 [B]Seconds:[/B] 43
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