All the comments and advice you've received thus far are right on. We all felt that way in the beginning of our quits. "How can I enjoy life without a cigarette?" But then, how did you enjoy life before you ever put a cigarette in your mouth? You did. We all did. And that first cigarette we put in our mouths made most of us feel rather nauseous, made us cough and it took a while to get over that phase of the poisoning. Until our bodies adapted to it.
Same is true now after years of smoking when we want to quit. It takes a while to get over that phase of the chemical imbalance created in our brains AND the emotional need and behavioral aspect.
I want you to think about something. And dwell on IT, rather than on what you think you're missing. Think about why you came to this site. Why did you come here? Think about the answers to that very deeply. No the shallow ones (i.e. smoking is bad for me, it's expensive, etc. - something in you made it important enough in your life to quit smoking and take the step to come and join this site. What was that?) You've gone through two weeks of "the quitting process" and your addict brain is shouting at you, just like it did for all of us. Recognize that's just our addictive brain talking. Not the sane one. There's a little playlet I wrote that has a back and forth dialogue between our addict brain and our sane brain. Don't know if it will help but..: /blogs/Giulia-blog/2016/09/06/a-quit-dialogue-in-iv-acts Those were the back and forth thoughts that kind of went on in my own brain during my quit.
You have a choice. You can throw away all the effort you've put into your quit at any time. Two weeks, 8 months... whatever. You can believe us when we say it will get better, get easier, you won't feel that sadness about not being able to live your life with the same enjoyment and fun that you have as a smoker.... or - you can give in to the addiction.
I hope that the deep reason you came here and joined this site, that better part of you, is stronger than that lesser part of you. Aim for the best of you. Although it may be hell during the day, you'll awaken feeling an incredible sense of pride. And that will encourage you to the next day and the next.....
