Hi everyone.

[Michelle Stoddard]

My name is Michelle. I'm 29 and I've been diagnosed with GAD and MDD but I haven't been to see anyone in over ten years. I actually decided to post here today because I've had a particularly hard day. I quit smoking cigarettes about two months ago so I've been on edge most of the time anyway lol. Today was a little different though. I decided to change my cable services. I wanted to upgrade my cable box to have a DVR. They sent it in the mail and I installed it. Now none of the apps that come with the cable service are working. I called customer service and they can't seem to fix it, it's Comcast so my customer service experience was horrible. After hours of getting the run around they scheduled a tech to come out to the house and look at it. None of this is really a big deal right? I shouldn't be as upset about it as I am. I can't stop obsessing over it though. I feel ridiculous. It's completely irrational. It will all get figured out eventually even if that means switching cable services because Comcast is horrible lol. I just can't move on though... it feels unresolved and I cannot stop obsessing over it. Idk what to do. My anxiety is through the roof right now *shrugs* all over a stupid cable box.

 

[Concernedgal]

HI there Michelle.
Your going to have a short fuse for a while because you quit smoking.
Nicotine alter' your brain in such a way that you develop a reliance on it.
I bet everytime you were stressed,sad,full,whatever the case. ...you smoked a cigarette afterwards didnt you??
I bet you did.
This is a wonderful thing your doing for yourself but, it' s going to take time for your brain to get rid of the routine of smoking so your going to be very short tempered for a while but, keep up the good work..stick to it and ask your doctor about putting you on a antidepressant to help you .
Hope this helps.

 

[Michelle Stoddard]

Pretty much anytime I had to make customer service type calls I would be smoking. So that really made it a lot more difficult. I made it through it without smoking though so one day at a time, I guess! What really bothers me is that stuck feeling though. I couldn't find a solution to the problem so I was just obsessing over it. There wasn't any point to obsessing when it was a situation I had no control over. I just hate that I can't seem to move on from a problem when there isn't a satisfying conclusion. It's a horrible feeling. Hearing kind words in regards to me not smoking is always appreciated though, thank you!

 

[janemariesayed]

Pretty much anytime I had to make customer service type calls I would be smoking. So that really made it a lot more difficult. I made it through it without smoking though so one day at a time, I guess! What really bothers me is that stuck feeling though. I couldn't find a solution to the problem so I was just obsessing over it. There wasn't any point to obsessing when it was a situation I had no control over. I just hate that I can't seem to move on from a problem when there isn't a satisfying conclusion. It's a horrible feeling. Hearing kind words in regards to me not smoking is always appreciated though, thank you!

Well done! A huge pat on the back for quitting! It will be hard but how about rewarding yourself each day for the first week? For example, instead of the money you would normally spend on the fags, buy a magazine or a book and a packet of mints instead. That time that you would normally spend smoking a ciggy, read an article or look at your daily mag. Stick at it. It sounds like you're doing really well.