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  1. Amer, I just joined this forum, I quit smoking cigarettes and Weed cold turkey on April 28th. I started smoking at age 16 and I’m now 42. I had quit before for a year but this time has been much much much harder. My body litterally has freaked out and there has been constant numbness and tingling and soreness in my shoulders, neck, and arms. My arms feel so heavy as if I had just lifted weights. I have had so much stress and anxiety built up. I have had horrible mood swings and can go from laughing to crying in the snap of a finger. I have zero energy, which sucks because I’m ADHD. Everyone’s body is different. Some can kick the habit easily as some it’s much much harder. As crazy as it sounds, what your feeling is all normal, I have read the same thing from many previous smokers. You need to understand that most of it is true what your feeling in your body, but also a lot of it is in your head. Your mind is much stronger than you know. It’s clinically proven that your mind can make your body feel curtain ways. As crazy as it sounds, it’s true. Maybe you are feeling upset at yourself for what you have done to your body for the past 25 years. Please take this next part of what I’m about to say very serious, as it made a world of difference for me. One thing that I would recommend is ACCUPUNTURE, you need to get Accupunture in your shoulders and neck and back, and also have them do cupping on your back. What both of these will do for you is relieve all the tension in your muscles. Accupunture needles work wonders for me all the time. Think about a massage m, but times 10. Accupunture needles will be placed in your muscles and your arms will twitch like no other, but what this is doing is relieving the tension that has built up and helps bet the blood flowing again. Believe it or not all your blood needs help flowing again after you stop smoking. I did it yesterday and for the first time since I have quit I actually felt like 100 pounds of pressure has been taken off my shoulders. I had no idea that my muscles were so tight. It’s literally the “ONLY” reason I feel less stress. I really really hope you consider this and look into. But please do your research and find a good acupuncturist as it’s very important because there are some bad ones out there. also try to meditate. You need to relax your mind. You can find Apps that help you mediate. Even if it’s only for 5 minutes. You can do this every time you feel stress. It really really helps. Also go online and look up this guy by the name of Shawn Achor, he is a motivational speaker and he explains about how powerful your mind is. Look for one of his hour long videos, I promise you will feel better about yourself after watching him. Once again, everything your feeling is normal even though you don’t think it is. This just goes to show what the chemicals in cigarettes actually do to you. I promise you it will make a world of difference if you go get Accupunture. I’m gonna do it twice a week, since the place I go to excepts my insurance. Good luck friend and quittting smoking is the best choice for not only you but for your family. Good luck

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