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my 2nd try quitting and hard coughing

Hi everyone
thanks for this lovely site. 
 
This is my 2nd try of quitting smoking.
First one when I was young, I stopped smoking after I get sick with flu. Then the withdrawal symptoms of smoking kicked my body, and I don't know about them yet. So from doctor to doctor I spent too much money on medicines and every doctor sell me another garbage medicines. In the end I get pneumonia and bacterias in my lang and stayed home for 2 month dying in the bed! Therefor I said to myself, let me smoke again if I'm dying. I smoke and smoke a lot, bacterias go away from my lang and I gained my health again.
So from that moment I had a believe quitting smoking not for me! all because that capitalism hospitals.
 
Now after 14 years, I decided to quit smoking even if I die trying. 
This is my 6th day without smoking, first 3 days was hell to me, I get sick and my body power goes very down.
Now I have hard coughing it seems like my windpipe on fire and my lungs filled with dust (green sputum). Even my voice has changed.
And if I want to take full breath I coughed mostly the time. And all this reminds me of my first try and pneumonia sickness.
I want to ask: Is this normal, the hard coughing?  
 
 
8 years ago 0 3 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
my 2nd try quitting and hard coughing

Thanks Ashley for your reply and support. I'm sorry about being late to reply, I was away from the internet for a while. My health now is well, I have a little insomnia, my coughing gone after I use medicine made with convolvulus from the doctor.
Now I'm in week 3 day 4 without smoking, and my desire to smoke between medium and low. 
 
I notice something in my thinking and I'm afeard of it. Which is: I don't care like the past! I can do anything without remorse! like my conscience is kept away from me!
And I feel my mind is empty, like I don't have desire to think.
I don't know what happen to my mind! Could you illuminate me with your knowledge.
8 years ago 0 3 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
my 2nd try quitting and hard coughing

Hi again Ashley
Yes I have low mood almost all the day. Smoking was poisoning my body and hiding my problems from my awareness!
In these 4 weeks I felt sad and guilty!, and losing interest in sex, also that life is not worth living it, I hate myself, feeling I'm alone inside. Otherwise some days I just feel can't think about a thing.
 
Now I get angry and irritable even about slightest things.
I will take your advices very well, gonna try be social in this period of time, walking and other activities that I can do, to cheer myself without a cigarette.
Thanks a lot for your support