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Thank you @jillar I have an anti anxiety med for as needed/rescue and I’ve also just been put on a daily anxiety med like 2 weeks ago so hopefully those help. I’m also ashamed to say I have an inhaler and nebulizer for breathing stuff, which I was sometimes using and then shortly after go smoke *cringe*. I never told anyone that. Man, do I feel like shit knowing what I was/am doing to myself. Hopefully I’m on the track to freedom. I am committed, but saying that “ever” is just daunting and grim to think about forever. Idk. I sound like a basket case, huh.

Hey @WeegieWoman and all Yes, today/tonight is day 7, feeling ok. Just had a bout of anxiety/panic attack about 2 hrs ago. Couldn’t breathe, oxygen went lower than normal (I have that finger oximeter thingy) and w my recent hospital trips I got nervous and made it worse I think. I even looked up and said “why?! I’ve been stopped smoking for 7 days! Why?!” I’m good now, went for a drive and ended up at my fiancés business (luckily no one else is here since I’m in pjs and mascara running down my face lol). I have no idea why it came on today. I have had crying episodes some these past few days bc of not being able to smoke but it passes relatively quickly and I do deep breathing which really helps….it was not like the attack today. also all the reading I’m doing is so helping with helping me understand and know that healing is on its way. Ugh sorry for the run on post. I think I’m doing pretty good w the ‘I’m not smoking today’, feeling good when I get into bed at the end of the day, etc. my next steps are starting to relearn to do things without the cig ie cleaning, organizing closets etc. oh and my convenience store amount of candy I have in my stash lol is helping, too. anyway, hi friends, hope everyone’s having a marvelous, not manic, Monday

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@overcome umm I know I’m brain foggalicious right now but I think you mean -5, not -3 and with that said… -6

Had to come here and offer my biggest props to my friend Denali You were a few weeks ahead of me last year and now, a whole year ahead!! Lol. All the very best to you, you certainly deserve it!! Well done my friend, I’m proud and jealous

Later-est! Bravo, Darc….you go gurl!!

Congrats, Jordan!! 8 years is a huge accomplishment and some of us (me! Lol) are looking on in awe. My mom quit around 8 years ago and I’ll have to tell her what I just said here bc she should know, too. Lol. She was a 2-3 pk a day smoker who quit before her first hip surgery.

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5. Laugh at it and punch it in its stupid face!

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Bahaha I quite enjoy this site. -1

This is a whole different way of thinking about this journey and I LOVE it! It’s really helping me and, I hope, others too. I relate to this so much, @DenaliBlues & @Christian99. Brilliant. Thank you

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Ty so much friends

Way to go, Molly!! I’m proud of you I relapsed in my 3rd week last year. No bad juju towards you just a bummer moment for me and I wish I stuck it out! You are doing huge things for yourself, go you