HELP!! Plz!! Quitting smoking and anxiety :( need support!

[MylesMom08]

Ive been going threw the ringer with health anxiety, and now I need to quit smoking due to the health bills its cost. But Ive been sooo anxious I need help!

Has anyone every quit in the worst of the worst, of their anxiety? Did it help with your anxiety??

Im still young, im only 20 and have 2 kids and its so stressful just to FIT a cigarette into my schedule, trying to put the baby to sleep, hooking up the monitor, and getting my 2 year old dressed to come outside with me so I can see him while I smoke, but I need cigarettes sooooooo mentally badly! Ive smoked a pack a day for 2 years, (having quit during both pregnancys, however never had anxiety so it was NOTHING compared to trying this time) having smoked 5 years socially prior to that, thinking I was "cool" back in school. Stupid, yeah. :/

I need help! Stories, support, anything! CAN IT BE DONE!!! (With generalized anxiety and panic disorder)!

[crazygirl1]

ok, here goes:
same boat-it was stressful for me just to get things done I needed to get done. I'm much older than you (39) but I simply couldn't do it anymore. I quit, using the patch, and to my astonishment found my anxiety level DROPPED! Not  a HUGE amount, because I still have HA, but I figured out that the nicotine caused more anxiety and once I quit I felt much better. Don't get me wrong there's bumps in the road but not smoking is waaaay better for me than smoking. Do it-do it for your kids:) Best thing ya can do for them right now.

[MylesMom08]

See I cant afford the patch  but thanks for your help! I feel better knowing it will help it alot.

[ss_stress]

Hi there!

I quit recently as a result of my HA, I figured it's one thing I can control and was something more likely to cause harm then any irrational fear I have at the moment. It's been almost 2 months and I feel great! Whenever I feel like giving in I think about how much better I felt after a month and having control and willpower has actually decreased my anxiety overall. It will get better and you'll be so thankful and proud of yourself in the end...I didn't use anything to help me quit, just set my mind to it...that's hard to do but it's one way to use anxiety in your favor.

On a side note: My parents both smoke...and have since they were very very young...I worry about them everyday b/c they are older and not in good health. I get sad thinking about wanting them to quit and worrying about the consequences of all those years smoking heavily...you don't want your children to feel that way, and to see smoking as a part of their life, it may lead to them doing the same. I know that is how I got started...I'd do anything for my parents to quit smoking...save your children that worry and quitting while your young ensures you can reverse almost ALL the damage...don't wait until your older it'll get harder and your body will take much longer to recover.

Best wishes! You can do it! Just take it one day at a time...

[MylesMom08]

Thanks!  I know i think about my kids all the time.  Glad there is hope out there 

[crazygirl1]

i know many states are offering the patch FOR FREE this summer-check it out.

[MylesMom08]

crazygirl1, is there a website I can look at for it? Or somewhere I can figure out? thx