I smoked a pack a day, occasionally more. I have been smoke free for 2 months now! Honestly, I am not having cravings too bad- staying away from cigarettes is actually quite easy. Here is my problem: I have never in my life been so irritable, had such road rage, and low self esteem. I have been worrying about things like my boyfriend leaving me, my friends not liking me, being fat (I'm not), I'm unintelligent, etc. I have never been this unhappy with myself. I know this has something to do with the withdrawals, but I can't tell if this will eventually go away, or if I'm really like this and I just never knew it because smoking always curbed it. I am feeling really depressed and down on myself since I quit.
Has anyone else experienced it this bad? I also have TERRIBLE road rage. I keep waiting for all this to go away, and I feel like it's getting worse.
One more question: When can I expect my lungs to clean themselves out and start coughing up all that tar and other crap that I've heard so much about?
Thanks so much for the support.....this site helps :)
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 7/12/2006
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 61
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,220
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $244
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 4 [B]Hrs:[/B] 6 [B]Mins:[/B] 17 [B]Seconds:[/B] 5
