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Quit - Day 9 - Keep Swimming

SwimmingKate
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Still hanging in there. Feeling a bit restless and anxious, but just trying to keep myself busy and remain positive. I'm proud to have a week under my belt. I'm grateful that quitting has forced me to really sit with how I am actually feeling and not run to smoke to stuff my emotions down. It's funny how I always smoked for a sense of control and perceived calm and peace, but when it comes down to it I feel far more possessed not smoking. I just keep reminding myself of that when I get triggered.

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I grew up in the Northeast and working in restaurants which is where I first started smoking for stress relief. I always think about it as a break or stress-reliever.