I gave up smoking and I'm upset all the time.....?

Question

did someone experience the same?
I heard about health problem but mental..... pls help!

Answer 1

Congratulations that you decided to quit smoking. The emotional lability you feel is part of the withdrawal process as the nicotine leaves your system. Everyone goes thru this, that quits smoking. Using nicotine replacement, like nicorette gum, or commit lozenges will help alot with that, and you can taper off of those fairly easily. At any rate, the emotional upheaval will pass after a couple of weeks. Hang in there, it does get better, and you will be healthier for it.

Answer 2

Hey, I know what's wrong. Its the way you are thinking about it. You say you "gave up" smoking. That is not entirely true. What you did is escape from slavery to nicotine. That's a great and wonderful thing.
What has helped me the most is reading "The Easy Way to Quit" by Allen Carr. I feel great. I am not upset, in fact, am very glad to feel the new sensations that were dulled by smoking all those years.
After reading the book, I realized its quite easy to stop smoking, and in fact is almost enjoyable. Read the book. It will help you get rid of the brainwashing that we all have about how "hard" it is to quit smoking. It's not hard at all. Just be glad you quit and don't mope about it. That's the main message in the book. It really works.
Best wishes to you!!! You can do it, I know you can. If I can do it, believe me, anyone can!

Answer 3

Smoking is like any addiction with any drug, you will have withdrawls. These physical symptoms create emotional experiences to drive the body back to the substance it wants. Try to chew gum, eat an apple, do pushups or run in place for 30 seconds or so. But stay strong and realize this is a 20 to 30 second urge. The strongest one is the 1st one of the morning, if you beat that one, the rest are easy.

What ever you do dont start up again, and if you do get weak don't beat yourself up. For me quitting smoking was a matter of faith not willpower. I had to seek God every moment I was quitting (I was driving truck at the time as well) but He saw me thru it.

If for some reason you were to start again, I have a suggestion that can help. Forget patches or gum or anyother nicotine substitute (it's not helping the problem). Smoke your regular brand, then switch to a lighter style of smoke within that brand. Over the course of 6 months I went from Marlboro 100 regulars, to ultralights and after 2 months on those I was able with prayer to walk away. (Friends at church prayed for me and I prayed) My wife and I (smokers for over 25 years) will be smoke free 4 years in August. (If you have some angziety problems, doctors can prescribe meds like welbutrin to help, however my wife and I went cold turkey and no meds).

Occasionally even now I get and urge to smoke, but it's so much easier to combat that feeling. The one thing that really will make you aware of that problems of smoking is this, when you get all that smoke odor out of your clothes, and car, and house, you will be amaized at how faw away a smoker can be and you can smell the smoke on them. I have had cars pass me on the street at 35 mph and I can smell their 2nd hand smoke as they go by. it will really help as a deterrent to future urges to have a puff.

Hang in, and God bless
al 4 now B

Answer 4

did you use anything to help you quit like Buporin or Welbutrin? if so this is likely the cause because they are antidepressants and if you stopped taking them it is common for this to happen. if your feeling upset simply for the loss of smoking it is likely not the lack of Nicotine unless you just quit yesterday, rather the actual physical habit of oral fixation and/or you made it such a part of your life and such a "lift" for yourself in stressful times that your body now does not know how to cope. try finding another way lollipops work well for some just try some things and see what works for you good luck i hope it helped its just you were vague with your question : )

Answer 5

It may affect you for a while. Yes, it is a mental addiction, more so than physical. You should be very happy with yourself. I've been trying to quit for years. It's quite an achievement. Give yourself a BIG pat on the back, from me.

Answer 6

Good choice.