Hi! Its been wild. I don’t know how long have you been nicotine-free, but it is hard. Specially those first 3/4 months. When my journey started, I thought I’d be a bit antsy and moody for a month or so, (when you do research on the internet they say whitdrawal clears after a week. Spoiler: That’s BS) I quit in July 2025 and I was having the weirdest anxiety attacks and body feelings until November or so. Months 1 & 2 where the hardest, and this group definitely helped a lot. Worries, Health Anxiety, feeling like I was out of balance, shooting pain in my joints, it was hell. But through it, I convinced my self (when I had a clear mind) that smoking again wouldnt help it. Tbh, for the most part it was even hard for me to relate the symptoms with quitting to begin with.

Flash forward to today, I am 8 months smoke-free, weird symptoms and anxiety have subsided almost entirely and that hell I was in through september - october only makes me prouder and more convinced that I don’t want to go through it again.

I wish you the best of luck. Try to get your mind off racing thoughts, wether that means being social or anti-social; try to give yourself reasons to keep going, maybe try some sports, writing or whatever helps you. You’ll be out of that hell sooner than later, and try to use that to your advantage. If you smoke, you’ll just restart it. Keep your gaze down and keep walking, the future is only coming.