To the newbies and those struggling..

To all you fellow quitters who are struggling or who have just quit, hang in there. If you're crying lots that's ok, if you're hating the world, sleeping all the time, forgetting things, wondering who the heck you are- that's ok. Disliking things you once liked, plotting fantasy revenge for petty things, craving sweet food, thinking you've turned into a raving maniac- that's OK -it's all normal.. There will be good days and horrible ones, it's all part of the quitting process. You are addicted to a drug, it's as simple as that. You're a drug addict and it's not going to be easy but it can be done. Get your inner stubborn on- or as I like to say get your donkey on.. Fight those cravings and the anger etc, remember this is a mind game, the drug will twist you and make you feel so miserable that you want to give in- DONT. Get your donkey on, see it for what it is... Stand back a bit and realistically look at the situation. You are ok, it's just the nicotine screwing with you. If you relapsed, that's ok, don't be too hard on yourself, you've learnt a lot already for the rest of this or the next quit..If you are ready and determined you can beat this...Use this site to rant, rave, ask questions, post feelings and triumphs. Everyone on here can relate to what you are going through.