The past few days I have had unexplained waves of fear. They don't last very long. I'm just surprised that they come out of no where. They're not cravings or urges. I'm not even sure I'm thinking about smoking when they occur. Just wondering if others have this experience.
I don't think it's a what. It's a feeling like when you think something is wrong, but there's nothing wrong. Your stomach starts turning, but it's not hunger. Maybe it's more like a panic feeling?
That's what I was guessing....panic or anxiety...Perhaps when you recognize that it's coming on, you can immediately try to distract yourself to pull you out of that zone...????
Never had that one happen to me. But I do know when we quit that our brain chemistry changes a bit and that this manifests itself in different ways for different people. I hope you feel better soon!!
Anxiety? I've had a pretty significant uptick in anxiety the last week-10 days. I usually am kinda private about stuff but had confessed to an elder that my brain chemistry is really messed up at the moment- I can literally FEEL it. Like Chuck says, our chemistry does go through some changes.
Sounds to me like a very mild panic attack.....I was subject to those during a PTSD episode and it helped a LOT to go for a quick, brisk walk. You could even march in place for a bit if you can't go outside
