mary,
I'm so sorry for the loss of your husband and of your quit as well. This technology may very well be the thing you need right now to make this quit successful. There's so many good folks here that are willing to lend a hand and good advice.
As you may already know, depression is a common phase that people go through when they stop smoking. Most is caused by breaking the mental dependance of smoking and some is an actual chemical imbalance within the brain that's "uncovered" when we quit. With 45 days behind you of no smoking, you may be feeling the depression phase of your quit and it's probably accentuated by your recent loss. If it is a threat to your quit, seems more than you can bear, or if it feels as if it's gone on entirely too long, then I would suggest that you discuss this depression with your physician. Medications can be prescribed for a short term (or longer) to get you over this hurdle. Many people have used "talk therapy" as well. Sometimes just letting it all out helps too, so come hang out with us! You can use the [url=http://www.stopsmokingcenter.net/support/search.aspx]search[/url]
function to find other threads on this subject. You'll quickly see that this issue is far from uncommon and there's lots of good info.
Congratulations on 45 days, mary! Hope to see you on the forum. :)
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 2/2/2005
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 614
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 12,294
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $2191.98
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 65 [B]Hrs:[/B] 2 [B]Mins:[/B] 9 [B]Seconds:[/B] 50
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$18,788.70
Amount Saved
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Days: 693
Hours: 20
Minutes: 47
Seconds: 9
Life Gained
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4830
Smoke Free Days
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96,600
Cigarettes Not Smoked
