My anxiety seems to be getting worse as every day is a day closer to my quit date. I was just curious.. has anyone experienced the quit not being as bad as they thought it would be?? I put a lot of thought into everything and at times I find that whatever the situation is.. it may not be as terrible as I imagined.
I found this site on Day 1 of my quit. I didn't do a whole lot of planning other than to take Chantix. I quit 2 days after that first week of Chantix and never looked back. While I have had some difficult moments, the quit is not as bad as I imagined it would be.
I read Alan Carr's Easy Way to Quit Smoking. I still remember reading that noone has died from a craving. Think about that for a moment. As bad as a craving may or may not be, you will live through it and come out on the other side.
I believe the anxiety exists because you have a fear of the unknown. You don't know what it will be like exactly. What I can tell you is no matter what, it will always get better and nothing in the world feels as good a being an ex-smoker!