WHEN WILL IT END

[lisa smith]

HI EVERYONE. I HAVE SUFFERED FROM ANXIETY FOR OVER 2 YEARS. I DID SEEM TO GET BETTER, UNTIL 7 MONTHS AGO, WHEN I STOPPED SMOKING. ALL THE SYMPTOMS HAVE CAME BACK AGAIN. TODAY I FEEL OKAY. BUT TOMORROW COULD BE A BAD DAY.

[net]

hi lisa

giving up smoking is a good thing to do but it does seem to make anxiety worse, i know members of my support group smoke and say when they try to give up they have more panic attacks. but keep going it does get better

netty

the dreams of the future are better than the history of the past

[lisa smith]

thanks for that. alot of people say it takes time. some days i have wanted to light a cigarette up, but im not letting it beat me.i feel okay today, but tomorrow could be a different day. my partner doesnt understand what it feels like, he says its all in the head. i just wish he knew.

[hayles]

well done on the giving up smoking.
I only smoke when drunk and when stressfull anxiety ridden situations arise. trying to let go of the crutch that i have seemd to put on to fags and relaxation....nightmare.

so well done to you x

Hay x

[nicjay]

Hi Lisa

Welcome to the forum, you will find lots of support here.

Nicola
xxx

[trac67]

Hi Lisa,

Welcome to the forum, you will get a lot of good advice here and make some new friends.

Take care

Trac xx

'Live your life with arms wide open, today is where your book begins, the rest is still unwritten'

[manmoor]

Hi Lisa,

A big warm welcome to you.

Take Care

Mandyxx

[ceecee]

hi lisa welcome to the forum
take care rachel x

[polly daydream]

Hi Lisa and welcome to the forum.

Best wishes,

Polly

[Karen]

Hi Lisa

Welcome to the forum and well done for giving up smoking.

You might like to have a read through the following information as a place to start:

First Steps (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/default.asp?t=cms&c=firststeps)

Symptoms (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/default.asp?t=cms&c=symptoms)

Links post: Links to posts about Common Problems (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=7784)

You will find a lot of help and support here.


Karen


I love you in place where there's no space or time
I love you for in my life you are a friend of mine
And when my life is over remember when we were together
We were alone and I was singing this song for you

~The Carpenters~

[lisa smith]

HI KAREN. THANKS FOR THAT. IVE BEEN HAVING REALLY BAD PANIC ATTACKS LATELY. THEY HAVE CAME ON SUDDENLY WHEN I HAVE GONE TO BED. MY WHOLE BODY WAS SHAKING REALLY BAD, AND THATS WHEN I STARTED LOOKING ON THE INTERNET. I HAVE SUFFERED FROM BAD SINUSES SINCE I STOPPED SMOKING, SO THAT MAKES ME FEEL REALLY LOW WHEN I WAKE UP ON A MORNING. HOPEFULLY WHEN I FINISH THESE COURSE OF ANTI-BIOTICS, THE DOCTOR IS GONNA REFER ME TO A SPECIALIST, SO ONCE THE SINUS PROBLEMS GO, I MIGHT FEEL BETTER IN MYSELF. ITS TRUE TO SAY, THAT I HAVE BEEN MORE UNHEALTHY SINCE I STOPPED SMOKING.

[matilda]

Hi and welcome!!!

[mad_shell66]

hi lisa, welcome to no more panic. i know what its like when quitting smoking. ive been there. but it didnt last long. i started again cuz it strsses me too much to quit. but if you have the will power, well done1 thats brill
shellxx

[lainey]

Hi Lisa

Welcome to NMP

You'll get loads of help here..

Take care

Elaine x

[redbaron]

Hi Lisa

welcome to the forum. the giving up smoking is a good thing, but like many things that are good for us it isn't easy, however the implications for you health by you having got away from the fags are already worth you having done it.

I gave up 2 years ago and it can still be hard but the frequency lessens. It's funny that we feel the cigs help us relax when actually nicotine is a stimulant, so it's the emotional crutch that we need more than anything else.

Keep at it, it really does get better, and be proud of what you've done so far it's hard, takes enormous willpower to do it. Sort yourself out little milestones and treat yourself to something nice you deserve it.

I hope you find peace here.

Dom x

If what doesn't kill us makes us stronger it's a pretty fair bet it's going to hurt.

[lisa smith]

THANKS EVERYONE. HAS ANYONE STOPPED SMOKING, AND FEEL LIKE THEY HAVE ALWAYS BEEN POORLY SINCE.

[nomorepanic]

Hi Lisa

Welcome aboard and lovely to see you here.

Hope we can be of some help to you

Here are some posts on smoking ..

Stopping smoking
HELP TO STOP SMOKING (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=599)
Teaching (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=4576)
Giving up smoking! (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=531)
Smoking increasing my Anxiety (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=5443)
smoking (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=5703)
smoking, anxiety and panic (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=5772)
quitting smoking- what about the patch? (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=6654)
NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS LIST (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=6902)
FW: Giving up Smoking (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=7994)


Nicola