Welcome: Introduce Yourself!

[CommunityAdmin]

If you're just joining EX, we'd love for you to get in the mix and tell us a little bit about you in a comment. Don't know what to say, tell us what you're up to right now. Then be sure to fill out your Community Profile and upload an avatar.

If you're more brave and...

...ready to start your Quit Journey and share more you can Journal about it.

...have a question, you can ask it in Support, Quitting Methods or Health Conditions.

...or jump into the Conversations or latest posts from across the site..

If you're not yet brave you can...

...learn about using the community on the FAQ Page.

...read the info on My EX Plan and Set a Quit Date.

...search the community site or search from search bar on many pages (works just like Google).

...complete your EX Profile and your Community Profile.

...read the Best of EX.

...browse others' quit journeys.‌

[janko72]

I quit on 05/11/2020. After second month nicotine withdrawal hit me very hard. Stress is not going out from my body and my mind. Blood   pressure is high, can't sleep at nigh, my mind's is busy with bad thoughts. I need help with this chronic stress . Thanks .

[CommunityAdmin]

Great! Now we can celebrate your milestones! janko72‌

[noetoez]

Hello, my name is Brittany. I have been smoking for over a decade. This is not my first attempt to quit, hopefully it will be my last. My last cigarette was after work on 7/10/20. I am struggling today. Stumbled upon this community while googling "how long does it take for physical nicotine withdrawal to stop."

[Barbscloud]

Welcome to the Ex noetoez  Brittany.   Congrats on your quit.   If you haven't do so already, educate yourself about nicotine addiction and create a quit plan My EX Plan | BecomeAnEX .  It's not to late.  These two steps can lead to a successful quit.  

There are two aspects to quitting-the physical and the psychological.  It will take some time.   You've not only eliminated nicotine from your body but a multitude of toxins.  You're body is going to react, but know that it will get easier.   

Nicotine withdrawal symptoms usually reach their peak 2 to 3 days after you quit, and are gone within 1 to 3 months. (1) It takes at least 3 months for your brain chemistry to return to normal after you quit smoking. (2) The last two symptoms to go usually are irritability and low energy.Apr 22, 2020

Most of us have smoked for a long time, so be patient with yourself.  Quitting isn't an event, it's a journey.

Having the support from this site really made difference for me.  We're here for you, so just reach out if you need encouragement or want to share your journey.

Can I suggest posting to "Post to My Blog" so the community gets to know you and can lend their support.

Also, taking the "Daily Pledge" each day is great way to keep you on track one day at a time.

Stay close,

Barb

[Akebulon]

I did sign in but on my profile I can’t put my email address on it thanks being there this pg really helps a lot

[CommunityAdmin]

Akebulon wrote:

I did sign in but on my profile I can’t put my email address on it thanks being there this pg really helps a lot

On the community it shows a randomly assigned email address on your community profile page. If you need to change your email address you can do so right here on your edit profile page however your community profile page will still show a randomly assigned email address. All notifications from the community will still be sent to your email address on file in your edit profile page.

Mark
EX Community Manager

[Moggyfan]

I just saw today that QuitNet is no longer available. I went looking for it because for the first time in forever, I find I am thinking of cigarettes. I quit more than 11 years ago, but this pandemic/quarantine/etc. is kind of driving me around the bend. I have already gained about 15 pounds since March and honestly, I find myself thinking about smoking too. I am pretty confident I won't, but I confess I panicked a little when I saw QuitNet was gone! Anyhow, I am glad to discover this site and may start hanging around now and then!  Nice to be here.

[CommunityAdmin]

Moggyfan wrote:

I just saw today that QuitNet is no longer available. I went looking for it because for the first time in forever, I find I am thinking of cigarettes. I quit more than 11 years ago, but this pandemic/quarantine/etc. is kind of driving me around the bend. I have already gained about 15 pounds since March and honestly, I find myself thinking about smoking too. I am pretty confident I won't, but I confess I panicked a little when I saw QuitNet was gone! Anyhow, I am glad to discover this site and may start hanging around now and then!  Nice to be here.

Glad you found us.  Yes there are some that came over from QuitNet.  You can probably find some familiar faces in QuitNet‌ group that I formed for those displaced.

Thanks for introducing yourself!

Mark
EX Community Manager

[dulthman247]

Hi My name is Danny Lee I live in Dulut,MN and I have been a patient of Mayo for “Central Sensation “ and I have been asked by many medical professionals over the 4yrs I have had this stupid disease and the thing is smoking for me has been a “Comfort Blanket” like a child and his blanky if I get stressed,fight with my wife or tired of this disease and not to make excuses I have been house bound way before COVID it would be easier to quit if I could be busy or working then I don’t have to think about it I have not been to a restaurant,church “I am a drummer and played on our worship team” even simple walks or have played my drums now for about 4yrs because I am tempature sensitivitie,humidity,barometric sensitivitie so I live in one room most of the time but I am sick of smoking because I think it affects me to. Signed HELP

[Giulia]

Welcome to you Danny Lee.  I never heard of "Central Sensation" so looked it up on the Mayo site.  Wow.  Interesting.  Can totally understand why smoking is a  "comfort blanket" for you.  You're not alone in that.  MANY here also feel that was true for them also.  I don't have any brilliant answers for you, other than the brilliant answers I  got through communicating with people on this site and other quit sites.  Support can open our eyes to our inner selves.  If we put ourselves out there, which you just did.  Working through an addiction takes delving into the deeper areas of ourselves,  I think.  Those places we tend to hide from emotionally.  Being a part of a support group you will read many a blog of people in the same place you are and working through it for themselves.  It gives us courage to face the truths of ourselves when we see others are doing the same.  Stick around, read, learn and know that you CAN do this quitting thing.  And even if you're stuck in one room, you can practice a paradiddle, can't you????  A boyfriend of mine taught me that in my 20's and sometimes, even now, I try to do it.  Never did master it for more than about 20 seconds.  At 71, it's no easier!  lol