I could use some advice on quitting
From being in and out of mental institutions to living in recovery centers I use to self harm on a daily basis then I had a spinal surgery rods and screws and 4 broken ribs got hooked on morphine and hydrocodone for awhile and then started smoking heavy. I'm a year sober right now I had the willpower to pull myself back up and I don't want to touch drugs again my past is a blur as well. The one thing I'm struggling to kick is smoking cigarettes. I'm smoking around 2 packs a day and I realize what I'm doing to my body but I can't manage my stress whenever I'm feeling anxious or upset I turn to smoking, I don't know what steps to take to cut back and quit? Does anyone here have any advice on how to cut back and quit?
Hello @lovingSouth7386
Having been someone who used to smoke a pack a day and quitting and being back on it and then quitting, I don’t think I have the right formula buuuuut, the last time I bought cigarettes was this time last year, I was on oxygen as I had a chest infection, so that made me quit. What do you do if you don’t have cigarettes, what is in your mind, how do you feel?
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I have a lot of fear uncertainty and anxiety when I don't smoke. The things in my life that I don't have control over seem to feel amplified. If I smoke I feel like it goes away.
I'm coughing up flem and it is discolored so I'm sure my health isn't doing so good due to it. The more I think of how (bad) my life is and the things I can't control but I wish I could fix the more anxious I feel