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16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 94

hey

im a smoker and tryin to quit, i have days where i dont have any but then i get stressed and have one, vicious cycle i no!!!

also i have become so unfit with it really bad, but i do find when i smoke i have anxious feelings after and then it feels like someone is gripping my throat and i feel really sick and dizzy.arrrhhhhhhh

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 477

Hahah, I think that often too, 'those were the days!'

But I'm glad I don't do it anymore either.

I try to work out after I indulge in too much sweets to make myself feel less guilty.

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1693

I think that sweets is the lesser of the two evils!

Portion control is key

Breanne, Bilingual Health Educator

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 313

One more thing... like Miki... I have a sweets problem. Traded one vice for another...lol...

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 313

*sigh*...smoking... those were the days...lol... coffee or wine with the girls and a smoke...

I quit 4 years this coming December... the 4th to be exact... God, I still remember my last one.

I must say it's the best thing I ever did... BUT like Miki.. I do miss it occasionally but believe if I lit one up it would be the end for me... so I just keep on going...

I figured out how many I smoked per year and visualize how many cigarettes I have NOT put into my body in a big huge pile... and it keeps me motivated...

It has to be your right time though.. I had never quit before and just went cold turkey after smoking since highschool.. I was 31 when I quit...

My hubby still smokes... so his time hasn't come.

Good luck!

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 477

Sometimes I still crave one.

But I think I will hate myself if I give in so I don't.

I still have problems with sweets though....

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 2101

Hi,

I quit smoking two years ago this august. At first I felt a bit more stressed during the wuitting part but not smoking really did have a great positive impact on my stress levels overall in the long run. The cigarettes really did make me more tense overall.

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1153

t_allain,

The thought that a cigarette relaxes you is a very common thing amongst smokers. Many smokers even smoke for the relaxing principles that they feel smoking offers. However, we know scientifically, smoking increase everything that you've mentioned actually creating more stress in our bodies. After the initial part of the quit, many smokers say that their stress levels are significantly lower. Head over to our sister site, StopSmokingCenter.net , for help and support in quitting.

Brenna, Bilingual Health Educator

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 3

I'm a smoker on and off for about 4 year. I definatly think it effects my anxiety. However, having a smoke after something tough or hard to do makes me thinkim relaxed. Possibly due to the 'feel good' response nicotene has on the brain. Although I do know for a fact that smoking increases blood pressure, heart-rate and muscle tention. Just a thought, like wen I think about quiting. Although right now I almost feel I need smoking to make me 'feel good'. When I do start to notice some major shifts in my axiety and panic I am seriously considering quitting...again.

Thanks for listening.

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 138

And presently I am quite disappointed with myself. I had made a committment in a counselling sesssion to limit my coffee to one a day and it has been anything but. Darn.

I hate feeling dependent. On one hand the immediate boost is pleasurable but the jittery nerves, nervousness, longer term sleeplessness are not worth it. Maybe Michael and I can challenge each other to find alternatives.

Another counsellor also used the expression. Holding your breath. I guess it could be used in this instance. If you've quit drinking coffee but can't wait for the contest to be over so you can finally have one, you haven't successfully quit, you've just been holding your breath or white knuckling as I've heard it also be called.

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