One angry puppy...
So we are all different and have varied ways to cope with quitting smoking. A friend of mine likes a pat on the back and to be cheered and this keeps her going. Personally, with the crankiness i feel at the moment if someone was to pat me on the back I may just smack them back ( the non- never been a smoker person this is). I hate that cheery crap when they say "Oh you are doing so well, just don't think about smokes, you don't need them" or "other people don't need to smoke and they cope fine with life" and I'm thinking ( sanitised version) I could shred your non smoking condescending butt to pieces until your on the floor crying like a baby... Angry much??? Yeah, which is the complete opposite to my normal laughing happy self. I am keeping most of it from coming out my mouth ( thank godness) but the dialogue in my head is quite entertaining and surprising. In the interest of keeping friends, acquaintances and my job it probably wise to keep my mouth closed!
Day 5 over- Looking forward to the angry stage passing and I hope it does, at the moment I can see myself turning into a female version of Frank from Everyone loves Raymond... not a good thought.
Lol I definitely get those thoughts too! Sometimes it's completely overwhelming. I usually just take a few minutes to myself before I explode. Deep breathing helps and a drink of water and then politely avoiding that person until your in a different head space is good. Day five done, good on you!
well done on day 5.
see how the brain works we take away the feel good and it is it hits the same brain receptors as heroin so it dulls us down to some degree.
when we quit we are left with us providing we are using no other addictive drugs like well you name it that dulls how we feel. we are left with us and maybe the anger is not related to not smoking but other issues, addicts use to dull pain and so we and I include myself here have stuff to deal with after stopping any substance addiction even action addictions like gambling produce serotonin another feel good chemical.
so we stop we will have the under lying issues to deal with.
me I went for the sugar another dopamine producer who is also a fair weathered friend it spins quick to bite on the butt with its own health issues.
my point is we didn't suck knowingly poison gasses in to our lungs for years because we thought it was a great thing to do, it gave us pain relief and then we didn't have to deal with ____________ add what ever in the space.
I will add some of this stuff should only be discussed with professionals in the right area of expertise. and if very sensitive only with someone we learn to trust who will not shame us more.
and no I am not joking...
IC
So very true IC. I read about a study a while ago and though I cannot remember it exactly, it was along the lines of this. The study had found a large majority of the smokers they interviewed had some kind of mental health issue. The problem was when quitting smoking the mental health problems reared their heads even more causing the quitting process to be just that much harder. It caused more relapses than those without other issues. I believe that when undertaking such a change of life like this that counselling would benefit, even if no dark shadows in the corners or pain being repressed.