Remember that smoking increases anxiety. It gives you something else to worry about. Try to rest your mind without the use of cigarettes. This is easier said than done, but it will help you, promise. Anxiety is a difficult emotion to feel, but once again, remember that the smoking will heighten the anxiety. So try to relax and even if you still feel the anxiety, know that it is okay to not always feel okay and that this too, shall pass.

Anne... This post of yours is helpful to me! How beautiful... To take it minute by minute and hour by hour... Moment by moment ... I have steadied myself at 6 lozenges a day, down from 12. I feel good.

Hello Feafee78 I am here for you, and you are here for me! I just joined and is my first day That I didn't buy cigarettes. I am lost where to post where it shows your name and comments.

Hello this is Malibugirl69, Iam so grateful to be here!! I am lost where to post my daily journeys and to chat with others, help thank you! Feel free to email me please!

Hello I am so grateful to be here, but I don't see my name, or where to comment. Could someone please help me!! Thank you Malibugirl69

Hi Malibugirl69. Welcome! It is very nice to have you here! This is a good place for you to be, trust me. It is extremely helpful for support, encouragement, and educating yourself on quitting smoking and sticking to your resolution! This is the thread you will be posting to. It is a little quiet tonight.

I suggest you read through this thread and you can get a sense of what others are going through, and hopefully that will give you sense of both direction and connection! I am off to bed right now, so I will keep my message to you a bit shorter. But I will check in on you tomorrow. Take this journey one moment and one step at a time. Have a good night!

I will be going to bed, but before I do, I just wanted you to know that you are not alone. You are stronger than you think and smarter than you know, and are loved and cared for. It may be really tough to feel what you are going through, I know what a nicotine craving feels like. What I suggest you do, is take that angst and put that energy into being still, sitting still and then just letting that feeling wash over you and pass. Easier said than done, but you will see that you really are stronger than you think. One thing I do that helps me a lot is to write out all of the emotions I am feeling. I hope that this helps you in some small way. I also pray and let that give me the feeling that I am not alone and that it is all being looked after by God. Will check in on you tomorrow.

Good work,  you are making solid progress and you should be proud of yourself as all of us here are proud of you. 

It takes time to adjust yourself to you new lifestyle so don't rush yourself and expect to much from yourself all at once.  Get to know and accept the new you in your own time.   Bit by bit, your new lifestyle takes shape and colour.

We are here with you all the way.  Cheers!      

Hello all. I just wanted to post tonight. I am feeling really good and steady about using 6 lozenges a day, again, down from 12 a day. I do not really suck on them either. It is a mental battle for me. I have certain times of the day where I feel I need them. I wanted to once again tell you all how grateful I am to everyone for their support and encouragement! I still have anxiety now and then, but it is nothing compared to what I dealt with over the summer!

Christmas is around the corner. I work in retail. I thought the busyness would drive me to want the lozenges and go back up to 12, but I am staying steady and actually taking all the bustle in stride. I don't know if I will ever be off of the lozenges, but to use 6 a day and only suck on each one for a minute, I now tell myself is what I can do, and I am no longer going to beat myself up for it! I feel really good about myself and about the way I am going about my life! Thank you all!!

Today is a new day, and I am going back down to 4-6 lozenges a day. I let my guard down yesterday and had 7. But at least I didn't beat myself up over it.

Jenny.... Are you back home from Toronto? Did you enjoy your stay? How are you doing?

Hello Mailbugirl69. How are you doing?

Like I said, it is a new day and as much as we would all like to be quit, if you slip up, we must not completely give up, but instead pick ourselves up and tell ourselves.... It is not too late... You can begin again!!