Ok Guys, This is my first time using the BB. I actually got up on this site and registered just to ask this question......
Who out there who has a problem with Anxiety & Depression has ever successfully quit smoking? I'd love to talk to you!

Just Hanging On
Red

Hi Red, I did quit smoking while suffering from anxiety. I am fortunate in that depression has not been a very big issue for me. Quitting smoking alleviated a lot of my anxiety just because I had wanted to quit for so long and worried/obsessed about it daily-I hated the way I felt, I worried about my health, etc. Once I got over the first few uncomfortable days, I became very happy to have the worry about quitting over and done with. Also, you might want to check out the smoking topic under Participant Questions. Good luck! Sue

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I quit smoking about five years ago after seeing the bad influence I was having over my son. He use to sit in his rocker and stare at me while I smoked, I felt awful and quit cold turkey. Have not touched a cigerette since. Still some temptation but not enough to get me started again.

I suffer from extreme anxiety and depression. Also the concern about health helped me stay clean.

Thank You Hope! It's so nice to hear from someone that went thru what I'm going thru now and came out on the "other side"

I just hit my 3 month mark and it definately helps that spring is coming, but I can't believe how hard this is. It's not that I miss the cigarettes, I just miss having a crutch! Cigarettes were my escape from a stressful situation. I could always take myself away from a stressful moment by going outside to smoke by myself. It's like now, I just have to live in the stressful moment, I don't have anything to use to "relieve" the stress. And of course, it seems like nothing is that much fun anymore!
Did you feel like this at all?
Red