Struggling

[nsd_user663_5185]

I have been soooo close to smoking. I am not managing my emotions very well..not fair on family or staff at work. Not sleeping very well..seems I wake up on the hour every hour

Snapping at staff..finished work today wanting to smoke...i have felt like smoking all day..six weeks..wen will it end

[nsd_user663_3282]

Sorry to read about this, Noreen.

Sleeping problems affect most not all of us quitters in the early days to some extent. Oddly it can be either the lack of...or conversely wishing to sleep for Britain [insert country of choice]. There's a link in my sig that discusses sleep adjustment and whilst it may not send you off to sleep it may actually explain why you are going through what you are.

Knowledge is power!

[nsd_user663_41061]

Take a lozenge under the tongue...it will take that edge off!

Calm you down! It seems to work for me!

[nsd_user663_5185]

Thanx but I had lozengers for a few weeks but have been ct for two weeks..i mite b making things hard for myself but I dont want any nicotine in my system. I respect it works for some and pleased it does for you

Take care

[nsd_user663_37330]

Hi Noreen, so sorry to hear your feeling so down this eve but i promise it wont last its always been ups and downs for me i have never said this journey was easy but i found just going to bed and burying head under quilt worked.

check some of my earlier posts i was and still am a blinking nightmare but most people around me are supportive and get it those that dont i just ignore at the moment as not smoking is more important to me.

do me a favour and go look in the mirror and stick your tongue out...seriously it worked for me and was my way of sticking my tongue out at the nasty nicodemon but also made me smile for being a div

good luck sweet never quit quitting

jenni x

[nsd_user663_17077]

Hey, I was feeling the same for the longest time, as jennifluff says I would just bury myself under the duvet for as long as I could. If the OH complained he wanted me to help with the kids, I would tell him the only help would be murdering them and thus solving the problem!!! :rolleyes:

I still feel that way, but the times I feel down are beginning to be overtaken by the times I feel fine, interspersed with times feeling angry. It is like every emotion is less controlled, which makes sense in a way as we used to punctuate every emotion with a fag - one to make us feel better, one to calm down, one to celebrate. It may be we need to find something to substitute for fags that still gives us those 5 minutes to digest and respond to the emotions we are feeling. It may not be the missing fag making us act this way, rather the lack of a pregnant pause to process emotions. Think how often they tell people in anger management "take a deep breath and count to 10", that was for us our ciggie break, and now we have taking that coping mechanism away, but not replaced it with anything. I have started today with taking five minutes every hour (about how often I would smoke) to sit and look at anything I want online - not losing anytime comparitively - working so far!!!

[nsd_user663_39959]

I have started today with taking five minutes every hour (about how often I would smoke) to sit and look at anything I want online

I did that too. One time I ended up looking at photos of tobacco fields :D.