o.k time to admit it

rocky5078 · Post by **rocky5078** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 3:52 pm

who here smokes cigs and if so how much a day? do you feel better or worse after a cig? I personally smoke I have been trying to quit but it gets really hard when I'm having anxeity even though it doesnt make my anxiety better it just feels good and anxiety feels bad so it evens itself out l.o.l I some one pack a day soemtimes less hardly ever more of marlboro u.l. menthol

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 4:07 pm

heyy i also smoke... not proud to admit it, but anyways, i smokee just under a pack a day i guess, and i know how you feel when you say it makes you feel better. After ive had a panic attack it makes me feel worse. I tried to quit about a month ago and it was terrible... i was OVERLY irritable OVERLY emotional and OVER reactive about everything. I ended up sending my bf to the store to buy me a pack. I would like to quit, but when im more ready emotional and physically. Hope that helped.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Jun 24, 2008 12:58 am

Hi, rocky! I, too, smoke. Have for the last 7 years. Some days, I smoke a pack, others a pack and a half or almost two! It has really gotten out of control! I know that smoking for me has been a crutch--a coping mechanism to deal with my anxiety. Ironically, though, it can actually increase my anxiety since I am a hypochondriac. I fear all disease, especially heart disease and cancer, both of which can be caused by smoking. When I get like this, I compulsively resolve and pray that I will quit the next day. I never do. This just helps me feel better. I also have a lot of shame and embarassment wrapped up in the fact that I do smoke. I am hoping that the strength I gain from doing this program will help me quit finally. Good luck, and may you find all that you seek!

Genie

derfy · Post by **derfy** » Wed Jun 25, 2008 6:24 am

I also smoke.......and I'm a nurse! Everytime I inhale I know exactly what it is doing to me. I smoke about a pack to pack and a half a day. When I am really nervous I can't smoke, it makes me feel sick. I want to quit and am going to, just don't know how soon.

Good luck to all of us on this journey