Beckybecks
06-05-16, 14:43
I've tried so many times in the past year to quit smoking .
I'm on day 5 at the moment of my (about) 15th quit.
I smoked a maximum of 5 a day.
I want to stop for all the obvious reasons, chiefly it's hard when you have health anxiety and the packet says This product will kill you!
The thing is though, I managed to convince my brain that a smoke could calm me down and I used the cigarettes like a bottle of tranquilisers, having one when I felt really anxious. And my mind told me they helped....
So each time I try to give up, it's not only the craving I battle with, it also feels like I've lots my medication. So my anxiety grows and grows until I go back to smoking again to relieve the anxiety.
My brother says with the little I smoked why worry, I'm causing myself more distress going through this anxiety.
I have an eCig and I joined a forum for quitters. I keep busy and I walk a lot.
Anyone else on here going through something similar?
I'm on day 5 at the moment of my (about) 15th quit.
I smoked a maximum of 5 a day.
I want to stop for all the obvious reasons, chiefly it's hard when you have health anxiety and the packet says This product will kill you!
The thing is though, I managed to convince my brain that a smoke could calm me down and I used the cigarettes like a bottle of tranquilisers, having one when I felt really anxious. And my mind told me they helped....
So each time I try to give up, it's not only the craving I battle with, it also feels like I've lots my medication. So my anxiety grows and grows until I go back to smoking again to relieve the anxiety.
My brother says with the little I smoked why worry, I'm causing myself more distress going through this anxiety.
I have an eCig and I joined a forum for quitters. I keep busy and I walk a lot.
Anyone else on here going through something similar?