Congratulations on first deciding to quit and second carrying out that desire and staying quit. This is a challenging and sometimes very demanding job. For me to be quit I know that I need to take a stand and be very very very true to myself.
If you have something that you feel is a medical condition and needs attention see your doctor, if you have a psychological issue see your counsellor or pastor or your doctor. Post here to get support and find more about the process, tactics and practice of other quitters.
I (even though I have had my fingers slapped for this) maintain that the craves, urges whatever you might call them contunue for quite some time. I have those urges often and they happen sometimes in a very intense way. I need, often, to get to how I will cope with this quit very quickly. I distract, turn around and just plain go in the opposite direction so that I do not smoke. I have a firm and very official contract with myself to not smoke.
This quit I have had a lot of chest problems, infections and bronchial problems, some of this is connected to swimming and I believe that my lungs are just fragile. Sometimes I am in a lot of pain and I must swim and maintain my body to remain quit. I had pain when I was hacking and choking from the build up of crap in my lungs.
Headaches, dizzyness and other problems psychosomatic? I have no idea. I have had every test in the book and I got a diagnosis of an atypical migraine headache. What do I do? I have to find a way to relax, and not panic over the symptoms that wash over me and erode my confidence. I have to get back to my agreement with myself to not smoke.
I very much have to remember that no one has ever been killed by quitting. My health is actually better than it has ever been and this is directly related to being quit.
Psychological issues arise, how to deal with emotion, how to deal with extra time and how to change habits. I deal with this everyday. I post here often and seek counselling as needed. Please remember that if you are seeking counselling to consider that this is working out an addiction and a specialist in addiction will be helpful and a smoking cessation specialist will be of even more benefit. Beware (as you know) of easy solutions, there are none and if someone i
