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Stop smoking panic attacks.

Posted by littleonefmohio @littleonefmohio, Mar 28, 2018

I am hoping someone can help me with this. I have been trying to stop smoking again. I thought I was doing good, like I always do. I was wearing the smoking patch and have been on them for over 2 weeks. Yesterday I had a panic attack. This seems to happen every time I try and quit smoking which takes me right back to smoking. I thought for sure I would make it this time. Does anyone have any suggestion as to what to use to help me with these panic attacks while trying to quit? I was on Wellbutrin before and it help me to quit but a month hit of being on it and I started getting very mean and bad thoughts so had to get off of it. Any and all suggestions appreciated.

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crystalena | @crystalena | Mar 29 5:40pm
In reply to @trooperdogg1960 "I quit over 20 years ago also. The first year I would dream about smoking. It..." + (show)
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I quit over 20 years ago also. The first year I would dream about smoking. It was the same dream but in different locations. I would suddenly realize I was smoking a cigarette and panic. I would grab my shirt breast pocket where I carried my pack, and squeeze the pack in an effort to see if it was full. This was an attempt to discover how long ago I had returned to smoking. As I would squeeze the pack in my pocket in panic, I would be relieved to realize that I was just dreaming. That sudden feeling of relief was turned to joy as I found that I could smoke in my dreams! It was wonderful! I could smoke in my dreams and I knew I was dreaming! Those went away after that first year. I wish you well with your emphysema.

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That is a good story . The human mind is a box of tricks . They tell me that it’s not how long ago you quit, the important part is how long you did and how much you smoked . I worked for the USFS and if we weren’t fighting a fire we were setting one . We burned off units of logged area so they could replant trees.. So I smoked cigarettes for most of 40 yrs . Emphysema always wins . Thanks for your kind words . I am doing ok and am a DNR. Crystalena. ( I add photo to every message. )— Al Capones Cell .
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trooperdogg1960 | @trooperdogg1960 | Mar 29 6:36pm
In reply to @crystalena "That is a good story . The human mind is a box of tricks . They..." + (show)
@crystalena

That is a good story . The human mind is a box of tricks . They tell me that it’s not how long ago you quit, the important part is how long you did and how much you smoked . I worked for the USFS and if we weren’t fighting a fire we were setting one . We burned off units of logged area so they could replant trees.. So I smoked cigarettes for most of 40 yrs . Emphysema always wins . Thanks for your kind words . I am doing ok and am a DNR. Crystalena. ( I add photo to every message. )— Al Capones Cell .

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I worked for a division of the USFS called Young Adult Conservation Corp in the late 1970's. I was a YACC. We did fuel modifications for the Red Hots fire fighters in Southern California at Camp Laguna. I lived in a MASH style tent for 5 days a week and would return to San Diego for the weekends. Have an outstanding weekend! P.S. none of my jail cells ever looked that nice

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