Well, my just relax routine this weekend has been to sleep, sleep, sleep. I suspect there is some quitting related depression going on right now. But hey, a little sleep never hurt, right/
Are you doing your quit with medical supervision? I think your doctor could recommend a schedule for weaning off. I ended up going cold turkey with the NRTs at the end, so I got all the physical withdrawal symptoms. However, I had already dealt with a lot of the psychological attachment to cigarettes already. It made the physical withdrawal a bit more bearable, more like having a bad flu and knowing that it will end. On the other hand, I did everything the wrong way in my quit, since I am a difficuly and contrary person. ;)
I think it is really what you and your doctor decide. I think it aldo depends on how much nicotine you are needing right now.
I'm finding exercise to be very helpful, too. Even though it takes some effort to get psyched up and then do it, I find the endorphin rush and deep breathing is a good substitute for some of that old cigarette high.
Glad to see you here. I hope you stay a while, check out/ use the quitting tools, and read and post in the forums. This place has been helpful for me, especially in terms of accountability. I also like the fact that hat the people here respect the fact that we each have our own path to quitting. The big point is that you quit, regardless of what methods and strategies you use. Regardless of where you end up getting your support, I wish you a successful quitting experience.
Last night, I ended a frustrating and short relationship. Realized, after 70 + days of being nicotine free, that it wasn't nicotine withdrawal that was making me crazy. I wondered if the breakup would trigger a desire to smoke. So far, it hasn't. But, to be on the safe side, maybe I ought to take that pledge today: I will not smoke today.
I did a lot of deliberate deep breathing when I began to replace cigarettes with nicotine lozenges. It is a good habit to establish for managing stressful situations. Its free, requires no candies or tools, and can be done anywhere. I continue to use it now that the nicotine lozenges are gone, too.
I really can't tell if I'm calmer over this or not. It's more of a long-term event than a little transitory stressor, so only time will tell. Even though the relationship was short (about 6 months), it will take more than a few minutes to process it.
I did, however, notice a reduction in tension over transitory stressors when I first quit. Annoyances at work, delays in traffic, etc. weren't as intense, since I wasn't dealing with the actual anxiety PLUS dropping nicotine levels/ needing to "fix." I don't notice that difference as much anymore, since I'm getting pretty used to being nicotine free.
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