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11 years ago 0 +0 / -0 2606

Hello jacjam,

Increased nervousness or irritability is a common withdrawal symptom when quitting smoking.

It's usually temporary; will lessen over 2-4 weeks. Try relaxation or deep breathing. Try saying to yourself : "Its OK to feel angry. I can handle it. It will pass."

Let others know that you're not mad at them. Just having a hard time.

I hope it is improving, stay strong!

Samantha, Health Educator

11 years ago 0 +0 / -0 6

Thanks for the replies.

Small thinks like what happened to you are somehow the worst because you know its silly but you can't avoid it... Has happened to me too.

Based on your shares, I think I've to be strong and let it go while I´m still recovering from cigarettes and then re evaluate if was the abstinence or some disorder like both of you said.

Thanks and I'll keep writing.

11 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1140

Some people experience moodiness for a while after they quit. I had some crazy, angry moments in that first year. Not every day or even every week. It was just that something would randomly set me off every once in a while.

Like the time I went to a different and couldn't find the room with the yoga class right away. I ended up being a couple of minutes later, and I was infuriated. I knew it made no sense for me to feel that angry, and there was really no one to be angry at. It was just a crazy feeling that popped up. So I just sat in child's pose on my mat for a while until I could regroup and follow the instructor.

Some of these crazy feelings will come and go, if you simply let them come and go instead of acting on them.

If you feel like you could seriously be out of control, you could check with a doctor regarding possible mood disorder like Machiavelli said.

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11 years ago 0 +0 / -0 361

Hi.,

It may be Bipolar .

11 years ago 0 +0 / -0 6

Hello everybody!!!!

I'm having trouble controlling myself, i am like a roller coaster of emotions, I speak things i shouldn't, i feel hyperactive, then sad, then happy, then sleepy....

I think that the cigarettes kept me sedated, now that i don´t want them i'm having like a chemical imbalance, more alert, more active (mentally and physically) and I'm having a lot of trouble controlling myself.

I had been in 12 steps groups for being socially dysfunctional and the thing that has cost me the most is being in control of my thoughts...

Is it normal? Is it gonna go away? Do I have to fight harder?

Just to be clear in something, im not having desire for a smoke, i dont want it anymore but i miss being in control...

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