Hi jane,



Have you checked out www.whyquit.com?  There is a lot of information there
that will help you and stories of what happens to people who smoke.  Also
try going to www.quitnet.com, there are forums and there is a chat function
that allows you to talk to people in real time that have quit or are trying
to quit.  I have found it very helpful in times of a crave to talk to people
going through the same thing.



I quit 6 weeks ago and am getting by day by day.  I hope that you have found
that information helpful!



Jer



From: quitsmoking@yahoogroups.com [mailto:quitsmoking@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of jaminart8
Sent: Sunday, June 19, 2011 3:38 AM
To: quitsmoking@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [quitsmoking] New to Group






Hi everyone --

I am new to the group. I have smoked for many years and finally quit one
week ago today (Sunday). I'm doing pretty well with my quit, overall. I had
kind of a rough day yesterday and the day before. I felt pretty depressed.
But, this morning I feel better.

I'm glad to join the group. I look forward to sharing experiences and
helping in any way I can.

Jane
Six days, 17 hours, 5 minutes and 51 seconds. 134 cigarettes not smoked,
saving $36.24. Life saved: 11 hours, 10 minutes.





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Don't worry about slipping... just keep focusing on trying.  I started taking
Chantix and did very good for 10 days.  Heart burn and stomach cramps and then
muscle cramps got me down.  Girlfriend has been on Chantix and is almost
complete with the program with ZERO side effects.  The 11th day after I quit was
the day I fell weak.  I was alone out on a service call.  I had even taken a
different route that morning to avoid going by the convenience store to avoid
the temptation for buying cigarettes.  Around lunch time I got hungry so went by
a convenince store for a cola and snack... fell weak and got a pack of smokes. 
I finished up the pack in 5 days.  I made it almost through the 6th day without
a smoke but late in the day I fell weak and bought another pack.  Today is the
7th day and I've already had 3 cigarettes today so I can see the hook coming and
myself getting weaker and being drawn back into the addiction to nicotine.  So,
last night I started taking Chantix again, 1/2 pill at a time.  I took another
1/2 this morning and will take another tonight.  I'm not stressing over the
smoking... I'm getting chantix back up to regular levels in my system and hope
that I can tolerate it better this time.  I'm trying to control my cravings and
the number of cigarettes to make this pack last as long as possible with the
goal of quitting again when this pack is finished.  It is very important to me
to quit... for one thing, I just hate being OWNED by an addiction and I don't
like the fact that I am on the wrong side of something that has very much become
socially unacceptable... regardless of the health effects or the benefits of
smoking.  I found that I really do enjoy smoking but I've got to also recognize
and get my head round the fact that I hate what it does to me, how it owns me,
how I am a slave to it.  I don't need it and sure as hell don't need the
inconvenience, stench and nastiness that goes with it.

I told myself " I get to quit smoking" then when I did quit I told myself that I
deserve to be smoke free. You can.  20 weeks smoke free for me

Sent from my iPad

On Jun 19, 2011, at 5:35 PM, "randyj2007@..."
<randyj2007@...> wrote:

>
> Don't worry about slipping... just keep focusing on trying. I started taking
Chantix and did very good for 10 days. Heart burn and stomach cramps and then
muscle cramps got me down. Girlfriend has been on Chantix and is almost complete
with the program with ZERO side effects. The 11th day after I quit was the day I
fell weak. I was alone out on a service call. I had even taken a different route
that morning to avoid going by the convenience store to avoid the temptation for
buying cigarettes. Around lunch time I got hungry so went by a convenince store
for a cola and snack... fell weak and got a pack of smokes. I finished up the
pack in 5 days. I made it almost through the 6th day without a smoke but late in
the day I fell weak and bought another pack. Today is the 7th day and I've
already had 3 cigarettes today so I can see the hook coming and myself getting
weaker and being drawn back into the addiction to nicotine. So, last night I
started taking Chantix again, 1/2 pill at a time. I took another 1/2 this
morning and will take another tonight. I'm not stressing over the smoking... I'm
getting chantix back up to regular levels in my system and hope that I can
tolerate it better this time. I'm trying to control my cravings and the number
of cigarettes to make this pack last as long as possible with the goal of
quitting again when this pack is finished. It is very important to me to quit...
for one thing, I just hate being OWNED by an addiction and I don't like the fact
that I am on the wrong side of something that has very much become socially
unacceptable... regardless of the health effects or the benefits of smoking. I
found that I really do enjoy smoking but I've got to also recognize and get my
head round the fact that I hate what it does to me, how it owns me, how I am a
slave to it. I don't need it and sure as hell don't need the inconvenience,
stench and nastiness that goes with it.
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HAPPY FADA'S DAY to all you dads. May you have a joyous one free of
nicotine. God Bless!
ralph/
Smokersodyssey.com

Yeah... I need to COMPLETELY QUIT and quit playing like I want to quit.  I hate
to be defeated once more!  I don't like the guilt of losing this battle.  I
don't like lots of things about smoking but then I find myself enjoying smoking
only to hate myself afterwards... like going on a bad date and having sex with a
woman I really regret knowing afterwards... yuck!!!!  So, I guess I can compare
cigarettes to a fat ugly woman who stinks and everything about here is just
WRONG!

--- On Sun, 6/19/11, Carey Lade <calmcarey@...> wrote:

From: Carey Lade <calmcarey@...>
Subject: Re: [quitsmoking] Re: Mission Prep
To: "quitsmoking@yahoogroups.com" <quitsmoking@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Sunday, June 19, 2011, 6:07 PM







 









       I told myself " I get to quit smoking" then when I did quit I told myself
that I deserve to be smoke free. You can.  20 weeks smoke free for me



Sent from my iPad



On Jun 19, 2011, at 5:35 PM, "randyj2007@..."
<randyj2007@...> wrote:



>

> Don't worry about slipping... just keep focusing on trying. I started taking
Chantix and did very good for 10 days. Heart burn and stomach cramps and then
muscle cramps got me down. Girlfriend has been on Chantix and is almost complete
with the program with ZERO side effects. The 11th day after I quit was the day I
fell weak. I was alone out on a service call. I had even taken a different route
that morning to avoid going by the convenience store to avoid the temptation for
buying cigarettes. Around lunch time I got hungry so went by a convenince store
for a cola and snack... fell weak and got a pack of smokes. I finished up the
pack in 5 days. I made it almost through the 6th day without a smoke but late in
the day I fell weak and bought another pack. Today is the 7th day and I've
already had 3 cigarettes today so I can see the hook coming and myself getting
weaker and being drawn back into the addiction to nicotine. So, last night I
started taking
  Chantix again, 1/2 pill at a time. I took another 1/2 this morning and will
take another tonight. I'm not stressing over the smoking... I'm getting chantix
back up to regular levels in my system and hope that I can tolerate it better
this time. I'm trying to control my cravings and the number of cigarettes to
make this pack last as long as possible with the goal of quitting again when
this pack is finished. It is very important to me to quit... for one thing, I
just hate being OWNED by an addiction and I don't like the fact that I am on the
wrong side of something that has very much become socially unacceptable...
regardless of the health effects or the benefits of smoking. I found that I
really do enjoy smoking but I've got to also recognize and get my head round the
fact that I hate what it does to me, how it owns me, how I am a slave to it. I
don't need it and sure as hell don't need the inconvenience, stench and
nastiness that goes with it.

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Don't put yourself on a guilt trip. Just love yourself enough to know you are
worth the best you you can be. You are worthy of being healthy.   I think
sometimes smoking can be a way of saying to yourself I am not good enough and
that is so untrue.

Sent from my iPad

On Jun 20, 2011, at 6:50 AM, randyj2007 <randyj2007@...> wrote:

> Yeah... I need to COMPLETELY QUIT and quit playing like I want to quit.  I
hate to be defeated once more!  I don't like the guilt of losing this battle.  I
don't like lots of things about smoking but then I find myself enjoying smoking
only to hate myself afterwards... like going on a bad date and having sex with a
woman I really regret knowing afterwards... yuck!!!!  So, I guess I can compare
cigarettes to a fat ugly woman who stinks and everything about here is just
WRONG!
>
> --- On Sun, 6/19/11, Carey Lade <calmcarey@...> wrote:
>
> From: Carey Lade <calmcarey@...>
> Subject: Re: [quitsmoking] Re: Mission Prep
> To: "quitsmoking@yahoogroups.com" <quitsmoking@yahoogroups.com>
> Date: Sunday, June 19, 2011, 6:07 PM
>
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>
> I told myself " I get to quit smoking" then when I did quit I told myself that
I deserve to be smoke free. You can. 20 weeks smoke free for me
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Jun 19, 2011, at 5:35 PM, "randyj2007@..."
<randyj2007@...> wrote:
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> >
>
> > Don't worry about slipping... just keep focusing on trying. I started taking
Chantix and did very good for 10 days. Heart burn and stomach cramps and then
muscle cramps got me down. Girlfriend has been on Chantix and is almost complete
with the program with ZERO side effects. The 11th day after I quit was the day I
fell weak. I was alone out on a service call. I had even taken a different route
that morning to avoid going by the convenience store to avoid the temptation for
buying cigarettes. Around lunch time I got hungry so went by a convenince store
for a cola and snack... fell weak and got a pack of smokes. I finished up the
pack in 5 days. I made it almost through the 6th day without a smoke but late in
the day I fell weak and bought another pack. Today is the 7th day and I've
already had 3 cigarettes today so I can see the hook coming and myself getting
weaker and being drawn back into the addiction to nicotine. So, last night I
started taking
> Chantix again, 1/2 pill at a time. I took another 1/2 this morning and will
take another tonight. I'm not stressing over the smoking... I'm getting chantix
back up to regular levels in my system and hope that I can tolerate it better
this time. I'm trying to control my cravings and the number of cigarettes to
make this pack last as long as possible with the goal of quitting again when
this pack is finished. It is very important to me to quit... for one thing, I
just hate being OWNED by an addiction and I don't like the fact that I am on the
wrong side of something that has very much become socially unacceptable...
regardless of the health effects or the benefits of smoking. I found that I
really do enjoy smoking but I've got to also recognize and get my head round the
fact that I hate what it does to me, how it owns me, how I am a slave to it. I
don't need it and sure as hell don't need the inconvenience, stench and
nastiness that goes with it.
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ralph/
smokersodyssey.com
















 









       Yeah... I need to COMPLETELY QUIT and quit playing like I want to quit. 
I hate to be defeated once more!  I don't like the guilt of losing this
battle.  I don't like lots of things about smoking but then I find myself
enjoying smoking only to hate myself afterwards... like going on a bad date and
having sex with a woman I really regret knowing afterwards... yuck!!!!  So, I
guess I can compare cigarettes to a fat ugly woman who stinks and everything
about here is just WRONG!



--- On Sun, 6/19/11, Carey Lade <calmcarey@...> wrote:



From: Carey Lade <calmcarey@...>

Subject: Re: [quitsmoking] Re: Mission Prep

To: "quitsmoking@yahoogroups.com" <quitsmoking@yahoogroups.com>

Date: Sunday, June 19, 2011, 6:07 PM



 



I told myself " I get to quit smoking" then when I did quit I told myself that I
deserve to be smoke free. You can.  20 weeks smoke free for me



Sent from my iPad



On Jun 19, 2011, at 5:35 PM, "randyj2007@..."
<randyj2007@...> wrote:



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> Don't worry about slipping... just keep focusing on trying. I started taking
Chantix and did very good for 10 days. Heart burn and stomach cramps and then
muscle cramps got me down. Girlfriend has been on Chantix and is almost complete
with the program with ZERO side effects. The 11th day after I quit was the day I
fell weak. I was alone out on a service call. I had even taken a different route
that morning to avoid going by the convenience store to avoid the temptation for
buying cigarettes. Around lunch time I got hungry so went by a convenince store
for a cola and snack... fell weak and got a pack of smokes. I finished up the
pack in 5 days. I made it almost through the 6th day without a smoke but late in
the day I fell weak and bought another pack. Today is the 7th day and I've
already had 3 cigarettes today so I can see the hook coming and myself getting
weaker and being drawn back into the addiction to nicotine. So, last night I
started taking

  Chantix again, 1/2 pill at a time. I took another 1/2 this morning and will
take another tonight. I'm not stressing over the smoking... I'm getting chantix
back up to regular levels in my system and hope that I can tolerate it better
this time. I'm trying to control my cravings and the number of cigarettes to
make this pack last as long as possible with the goal of quitting again when
this pack is finished. It is very important to me to quit... for one thing, I
just hate being OWNED by an addiction and I don't like the fact that I am on the
wrong side of something that has very much become socially unacceptable...
regardless of the health effects or the benefits of smoking. I found that I
really do enjoy smoking but I've got to also recognize and get my head round the
fact that I hate what it does to me, how it owns me, how I am a slave to it. I
don't need it and sure as hell don't need the inconvenience, stench and
nastiness that goes with it.



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I pray that God will give me the strength I need. I have lost so many people
close to me over the years from cancer including 1 sister and 1 brother. I am
the youngest of 7 and there are only three of us left. I need to do this first
for myself and my 2 boys.

I just want you to know you can do it. You will do it. How long has it been?
Sent from my MetroPCS Wireless Phone

Deborah Bissonnette <deborah-lee@...> wrote:

>I pray that God will give me the strength I need. I have lost so many people
close to me over the years from cancer including 1 sister and 1 brother. I am
the youngest of 7 and there are only three of us left. I need to do this first
for myself and my 2 boys.
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DO IT !!! I quit in March after smoking for 40 years. Yes, it is very hard and
extremely uncomfortable, but if I can do it, anyone can. Every day that I go
without a cigarette is a day that I am extremely proud of myself. I have even
started noticing how much people who smoke reek. Ugh. You can do it.

--- In quitsmoking@yahoogroups.com, "Deborah Bissonnette" <deborah-lee@...>
wrote:
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> I pray that God will give me the strength I need. I have lost so many people
close to me over the years from cancer including 1 sister and 1 brother. I am
the youngest of 7 and there are only three of us left. I need to do this first
for myself and my 2 boys.
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Thank you for your support I am doing it cold turkey and my hubby still smokes
hopefully he will quit to.

To: quitsmoking@yahoogroups.com
From: rieckhoffcindy@...
Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2011 21:19:22 +0000
Subject: [quitsmoking] Re: I have had enough after 23 of smoking I have decieded
to quit.




























       DO IT !!! I quit in March after smoking for 40 years. Yes, it is very hard
and extremely uncomfortable, but if I can do it, anyone can. Every day that I go
without a cigarette is a day that I am extremely proud of myself. I have even
started noticing how much people who smoke reek. Ugh. You can do it.



--- In quitsmoking@yahoogroups.com, "Deborah Bissonnette" <deborah-lee@...>
wrote:

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> I pray that God will give me the strength I need. I have lost so many people
close to me over the years from cancer including 1 sister and 1 brother. I am
the youngest of 7 and there are only three of us left. I need to do this first
for myself and my 2 boys.

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     Sounds to me like you've awakened from a very deep sleep. Welcome back,
good luck, and God bless. You're taking your firtst step.
ralph/
smokersodyssey.com
















 









       I pray that God will give me the strength I need. I have lost so many
people close to me over the years from cancer including 1 sister and 1 brother.
I am the youngest of 7 and there are only three of us left. I need to do this
first for myself and my 2 boys.



























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Thank you so much I am still smoking tomorrow is my quit date and I know I can
do it this time with help from people like you and the Good Lord Amen.

To: quitsmoking@yahoogroups.com
From: pugphan@...
Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2011 14:46:45 -0700
Subject: Re: [quitsmoking] I have had enough after 23 of smoking I have decieded
to quit.




























            Sounds to me like you've awakened from a very deep sleep. Welcome
back, good luck, and God bless. You're taking your firtst step.

ralph/

smokersodyssey.com







I pray that God will give me the strength I need. I have lost so many people
close to me over the years from cancer including 1 sister and 1 brother. I am
the youngest of 7 and there are only three of us left. I need to do this first
for myself and my 2 boys.



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Good luck.  I quite June 6th, but have to admit, I am using electronic
vapor cigarettes.  It's still hard, but I am doing it. 36 yrs a
smoker. I did quite for 2 years in 02 and again for 2 years in 06.  I
think the NRT will keep it permanent this time. No way I could go cold
turkey, even though they say that is the best.

Again.....good luck, you can do it!


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> know I can do it this time with help from people like you and the
> Good Lord Amen.
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> To: quitsmoking@yahoogroups.com
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Hi thank you my son just pointed out that my math was way off I started smoking
when I was 12 and am now 44 soon to be 45 so I have smoked for 32 years thank
you for your support.

To: quitsmoking@yahoogroups.com
From: Horsepilot@...
Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2011 18:12:10 -0400
Subject: Re: [quitsmoking] I have had enough after 23 of smoking I have decieded
to quit.




























       Good luck.  I quite June 6th, but have to admit, I am using electronic

vapor cigarettes.  It's still hard, but I am doing it. 36 yrs a

smoker. I did quite for 2 years in 02 and again for 2 years in 06.  I

think the NRT will keep it permanent this time. No way I could go cold

turkey, even though they say that is the best.



Again.....good luck, you can do it!



On Jun 21, 2011, at 5:57 PM, deborah bissonnette wrote:



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> know I can do it this time with help from people like you and the

> Good Lord Amen.

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> To: quitsmoking@yahoogroups.com

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but my oldest son told me my math was way off it has been 32 years I started
when I was 12 and now am 44 you can tell I am blond

Try www.quitnet.com.  Big support group, its fee and a chat function
to help talk to people.  It helped me!   44 days no smokes, 36 days no
alcohol

Sent from my iPad

On Jun 21, 2011, at 3:39 PM, deborah bissonnette <deborah-lee@...> wrote:

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smoking when I was 12 and am now 44 soon to be 45 so I have smoked for 32 years
thank you for your support.
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> To: quitsmoking@yahoogroups.com
> From: Horsepilot@...
> Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2011 18:12:10 -0400
> Subject: Re: [quitsmoking] I have had enough after 23 of smoking I have
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>Good luck.  I quite June 6th, but have to admit, I am using electronic
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To: quitsmoking@yahoogroups.com
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Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2011 16:00:15 -0700
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       Try www.quitnet.com.  Big support group, its fee and a chat function

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Well just wanted to say welcome to the new members. I am a blind
person, and have been the moderator of this group for a long time. I am
the one that keeps the spam out, or try to, LOL. If you need anything,
just let me know. My phone number is in the signature and my cell is
always on. Well everyone have a nice day from Dana in Griffin, Georgia.

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Is there anything  i can use to stop the cravings? i only smoke 3 to 4
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Hi check out this link it is from a doctor I found that once you under stand why
it is hard to quit you will be able to do it http://whyquit.com/pr/041210.html
let me know what you think best of luck.

To: quitsmoking@yahoogroups.com
From: nhlabathie@...
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For the subscribers that are new. If you want to keep track of how long
you have been quit, you can download a meter that runs in your task
bar. Go to www.silkquit.org
The meter is free. Haven't checked the site lately, but think it is
still on there.

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     Sure there are all kinds of product out there, but in my mind it's just
substituting one for the other. The best thing is will power, be passionate
about quitting. You may fall of the
wagon once in a while,  but we are all recovering smokers, every fall makes you
stronger. Keep the faith and stay strong, one day the urges will be a memory.
God bless!

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Hi Ralph the link I sent you has nothing to do with using a substitute it tells
you what nicotine does to the brain and why it is hard to quit you really should
read it it is very interesting. It also tells you how many craving in a day you
will get and how long they last. Believe it or not it really is not that many
and they don't last that long. Hope you take the time to read it I am sure it
will help God Bless

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            Sure there are all kinds of product out there, but in my mind it's
just substituting one for the other. The best thing is will power, be passionate
about quitting. You may fall of the

wagon once in a while,  but we are all recovering smokers, every fall makes you
stronger. Keep the faith and stay strong, one day the urges will be a memory.
God bless!



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Ralph the link I sent you has nothing to do with using a substitute it tells you
what nicotine does to the brain and why it is hard to quit you really should
read it it is very interesting. It also tells you how many craving in a day you
will get and how long they last. Believe it or not it really is not that many
and they don't last that long. Hope you take the time to read it I am sure it
will help God Bless

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stronger. Keep the faith and stay strong, one day the urges will be a memory.
God bless!



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smokersodyssey.com







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I decided to quit after 15 yrs of smoking. I just decided i was done and
eveything has been going great until recently. I've become really emotional,
have trouble sleeping and have become extremely paranoid. I don't know what to
do, please help.

Jennifer, how long have you been "not smoking?" If it has been real recent, you
will just have to bite the bullet for a little while. You are going through drug
withdrawal. Nicotine is a very powerful drug. The tobacco companies don't
advertise that. I felt just awful for about 2-3 weeks after I quit cold turkey
in March. Just hang in there. The physical symptoms are about as bad as the
emotional ones. Every day you go without smoking is 1 more day of victory for
YOU. I quit after 40 years. You can do it. Just be strong...and tough. If you
believe in a higher power, prayer helps. Try to avoid situations where in the
past, you would have lit up a cigarette. I know it's hard. I experienced almost
all of the same symptoms as you did. It is much better now. Just hang in there.

--- In quitsmoking@yahoogroups.com, "Jennifer A" <shazam169@...> wrote:
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eveything has been going great until recently. I've become really emotional,
have trouble sleeping and have become extremely paranoid. I don't know what to
do, please help.
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    Emotions are buttons in our mind, and they relate to some experience.
Nicotine
soothes our anxieties. Being at peace helps overcome the urge. But we quit, and
quit till
we overcome, and each quit makes us stronger. Don't give up! I'm always saying
to meself:
"No anxieties, no anger, no anguish...nothing to worry about!" When ever I get
upset or frustrated, I repeat that a few times and eventually I become calm
enough to deal with things. So meditate, pray, or medicate, what ever works. God
bless, and good luck.

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