@rhirath Welcome to the Ex and congrats on your decision to quit. Sorry to hear about your friend. It does take work and preparation to deal with up and downs that life can throw at us. After all, we've relied on nicotine for every activity and emotion, good and bad,
Anxiety about quitting is normal. Many describe it as losing their best friend, We've smoked our way through every event and emotion, so it's only normal that were apprehensive. Approaching your quit one day at a time can help to alleviate the fear. Don't think about forever right now. You'll see those one days will turn into multiple days.
Right now, you're working through the process of your desire to quit and the addiction wanting you to keep it up. You can win that internal battle by educating yourself about nicotine addiction and putting a plan in place with how you'll deal with cravings, identifying your triggers and creating the new associations you'll create instead of smoking.
And you just found an amazing group of quitters the are here to support you on this journey to becoming an Ex. There will be ups and downs, but that is part of the journey. We're here for you, so just reach out anytime we can help or want to share your experience.
This link is a great place to get you started on the right track. https://www.becomeanex.org/guides/?cid=footer_community_linktobex
Consider taking the Daily Pledge to stay on track one day at a time.
Cheering you on for your first day nicotine free. We're here for you, so reach out anytime we can help.
Stay busy and stay close.
Barb
