Hi Cindy, It is so cool that you used this site to express yourself. You reached out for help which is awesome! When I first quit I was on this site all the time as it empowered me through the help of our friends on Ex to keep moving forward. Take it one step at a time. I also planned in advance by keeping cinnamon sticks, hard candy, gum in my car, at my desk at work and at home. It helped. Drink plenty of water with lemon to detox your body. Breathe in that beautiful clean air. The chemicals from those cancer sticks are out of your body. Focus on keeping your body free of these dangerous, addicting, evil cigarettes that cause so much damage. Replace that old habit with a new habit. What do you enjoy? Is it dancing, working out, Tai Chi, Yoga, walking, or creating beautiful things. Go for it. Fill your mind with the wonderful new activities to take the place of the old activity. It is a common thing to get depressed after giving up a coping mechanism like smoking. When I gave it up, it was losing my best friend. I used cigarettes to cope with an endless amount of emotions. In the end I realized it was a smoke screen. It didn't help at all, in fact it made my life worse. I thought it kept me from worrying, fear and anger. What it did was put me in a perpetual state of worry. Where is my cigarettes, where is my lighter, did that cherry fall into the back seat, oh my I'm down to 2 cigs, where's my butts. I can run up and down stairs, take a long walk now without losing my breath. I can come down with a cold and the coughing isn't as bad as it use to be where my chest hurt. May I suggest getting a paper and pen and creating a "Grateful List". Think about all the things you have that make you happy. This always does the trick for me and than I see the light. Congratulations on being 30 days FREE of smoking. You are doing such a great job. I'll be praying for you SilverCindy. Love Jude
