Anniversary
I just wanted to share that it is the 21 week anniversary of my last cigarette! I have gone through and am still going through anxiety riddled problems, but refuse to give in to the urge to have a smoke. Thanks to all of you for your support and kind words through all of this. You all ROCK!!
Congratulations BethP you are doing amazing. Sorry to hear about your anxiety problems but a smoke would not fix anything. Thats just it smokes give you nothing positive but rob us of so much. Try to find a new form of relaxation/hobble, where you take time out of your schedule to spend time doing something that makes you feel good. Keep up the great work, you've so got this😊
Smoking as we know does nothing for stress, but actually causes alot of it. You are much better off `financially for sure and things do have a way of working out Beth. Stay strong and focused. You rock!
BethP, what a terrific achievement. You should be very proud of yourself because you are one of the few who actually achieved what many others only wish for .
Nice BethP! Amazing achievement. You are a role model for me. Wishing to follow the same journey as you did. For stress, I think whatever situation it comes I will face it with stronger mindset because,if you can quit smoking for so long time........ its like winning the Mount Everest. For me, just because of quitting; more than half of stress automatically will be gone from day to day life. We can focus on lesser and genuine stresses in our lives rather than struggling everyday with so much self-created negative thoughts and health issues due to continuing this terrible habit.
Thanks for the support from all of you! We found an apartment. We will moving soon. My anxiety is something that I recognize and is now something I can handle. What an amazing, awesome group of people! Thanks to all of you! 😘😘😘😘😘
That is awesome news BethP. All the best in your new apartment. May you recover without all the anxiety now, and look forward to a bright future ahead.
Thank you, Happiness. You have always been a great cheerleader for myself and everyone else. Things can only get better from here.
Aww. Thank you, Nuts. I appreciate your comments so much. I am really sad about moving but I am glad we found a place.
I am learning to let anxiety wash over me. I feel it. I acknowledge it. Then I let it go. It might come back. so, I repeat the process. I don't need to smoke over anxiety. I feel it. I acknowledge it and I let it go. I don't need to smoke over it. If I do smoke, my neck muscles cease up with tension and I worry, leaving me feeling much worse. It is a much better outcome for my if I can recognise my tension. Then, I can do something about it like; have a shower and put on some clean clothes with perfume. Reading a book sometimes helps. Just do something that takes ten minutes. Well done. I am seven weeks clean and sober.
I have also learned to do the same thing. My anxiety is something that I do recognize, and I have learned deep breathing helps. And since I have quit smoking, deep breathing is something that I can do now. Thanks again to all of you for your help and support.