When I first quit smoking, I was having having trouble breathing - always hoping for that really big breath that would make me feel better. The frequency of this feeling has diminished, but it is still there.
Every once in a while I'll get that fluttering in my chest, and realize, I am holding my breathe. That's when I know, this is anxiety, and immediately switch to deep breathing mode. While I concentrate on my breathe (and not my thoughts) I start to feel better. I am on the patch, and I am watching this closely, so that when I do stop the nicotine I can get help with this if needed.
What I have been wondering is if non-smokers feel anxiety this way. Surely they have anxiety. Just wondering what it feels like for them, and if maybe what I am feeling is normal.
Now that I'm on the cruise ship, I'm thinking there is a lot less anxious days ahead.
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/10/2007
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 51
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,028
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $586.5
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 5 [B]Hrs:[/B] 3 [B]Mins:[/B] 29 [B]Seconds:[/B] 42
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Quit Meter
$331,878.23
Amount Saved
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Quit Meter
Days: 6053
Hours: 18
Minutes: 37
Seconds: 20
Life Gained
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Quit Meter
45619
Smoke Free Days
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Quit Meter
684,285
Cigarettes Not Smoked
