Sorry its been awhile but this quit has not been easy for me so I took a break from posting. I continue to watch videos and spend a lot of time reading at whyquit. Things are slowly easing up...certainly not as difficult as those first few weeks. My anxiety has eased up which is a blessing in itself. However, staying away from the boards is not a solution when quitting. So I will be more active. Started to exercise a bit and need to quit stuffing my face. Moving along and am staying strong. 😍

I just joined desperate1 and quit smoking not quite 2 hours ago. You're already helping me by stating your anxiety has eased up. I've let my anxiety get the best of me in the past which only leads me back to smoking. Which for me, creates even more anxiety. Craziness...

Glad you are back D1 and even happier you are still rockin' your quit 🤗

Welcome and so glad that I have helped. My anxiety was horrible and I had to really fight in the beginning to keep the quit so I know where you are coming from. Hang in there cause eventually your mind set adjusts to the fact that smoking is off the table.  Keep fighting and things will ease up slowly but surely. We can do this. 

Hi desperate1, it's good to see you I'm glad that your anxiety is easing. Quitting was very hard for me too but I found that for me staying glued to the forum kept my mind busy and not centered on smoking. Plus being able to support others is such a reward in itself no matter how far along in our quits we are

So fyi, a couple of the 2019 quitters decided on Ashkickers for your class name and notsmokinjo designed an awesome logo, below, for your signatures

 

Thanks Jillar. Love the logo and the name.  Yes staying close to the boards does help and sure makes the time go quicker. Nice to see you. 

Glad to see that you are still hanging in there desperate1!

So happy to see you’re still quit. Congratulations!!

Great news D.....

Join in the fun ..Quitting doesn't have to be all doom and gloom ...play some games.....look at the funny cats and dogs ....the days will pass more quicker with company ...

Happy to know that you've stuck to your quit!!!

So happy you are still quit and have returned to the forum.  Yes, anxiety is a tough part of quitting but you do not have to go it alone.  We have all been there.  

You have done the tough stuff now.  The rest is a matter of redirecting your thoughts.  It gets easier every day.  

Thanks everyone. Damn anxiety sleeping patterns all over the place. Just so mad at myself for even smoking at all. Still think of them and want it all to just go away. Too much romancing them. Read and watched so many videos my eyes hurt. Time to stop the pity party and be glad I made it this far. Thanks for all the encouragement. You all are so appreciated. 

That's right D1. We can't change those stupid decisions we made back when we started smoking. What's done is done. Now we just gotta pull ourselves up by the boot-straps and put in the time and hard work required to get us to the point where we can manage any thoughts we might have of smoking easily. We can't make it like we never smoked but ... we can commit to never smoking again  

Anxiety is horrible so big congratulations for sticking to your quit. 

My sleep was all over the place for a while ...I couldn't sleep ..I was in the board 24/7....but soon enough it went back to normal .

Remember all what you are feeling is temporary ....you just have to ride the waves ...