Re: New reactions to anger as an ex-smoker

feeds@yuku.com (Sal GOLD) — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 06:17:00 GMT

Your brain is healing. Never take another puff!

Re: New reactions to anger as an ex-smoker

feeds@yuku.com (BillW Gold) — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:45:00 GMT

For Sid, Candle, and anyone else feeling a little angry or grumpy....

BillW 6 1/2 plus....

Re: New reactions to anger as an ex-smoker

feeds@yuku.com (LadyScorpio1) — Thu, 03 May 2007 06:30:00 GMT

Wow...I needed to read this today...I so did that...smoke instead of dealing with things that upset me...
What a realization...
thank you Joel

Suzanne
smoke free 11 days *big smile*

Re: New reactions to anger as an ex-smoker

feeds@yuku.com (Joel) — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 01:49:00 GMT

The video below explains why smokers smoke more when angered or stressed or for numerous other external circumstances:

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Re: New reactions to anger as an ex-smoker

feeds@yuku.com (momsarocker8) — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 17:44:00 GMT

HA! HA! Boy, I am hearing that today...I know everyone wished I didn't quit yesterday when I was raging. Funny how I seem to click the right links :)

Re: New reactions to anger as an ex-smoker

feeds@yuku.com (MomTo5Girls) — Sun, 02 Jul 2006 04:22:00 GMT

I just revisited this from my journal links. I didn't completely understand back when I first read it but knew it would be important later on. I realize now it is important and even 'get it' but only to a point. Thank you for bringing this back to the top, Sal. I'm sure I'll be back to it a few more times before I reach 'comfort'.

Re: New reactions to anger as an ex-smoker

feeds@yuku.com (Joel) — Fri, 02 Jun 2006 18:08:00 GMT

While most smokers actually believe that smoking was an effective stress treatment strategy (a drug that calmed them down), when it really comes down to it, smoking never truly calmed them down. All it did was administered nicotine alleviated nicotine withdrawal that was induced by stress. The illustration and text below covers this point.
The one true step that people are doing here to control their stress is getting rid of a product that should cause any...

Re: New reactions to anger as an ex-smoker

feeds@yuku.com (John (Gold)) — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 18:29:00 GMT

It's Clean-up Time!

We can continue to sell our mind on the rationalization that smoking the alkaloid nicotine helped relieve stress or dig a bit deeper and conclude that we were instead doing was adding the onset of early withdrawal to each and every stressful acid producing event that life threw our...

Re: New reactions to anger as an ex-smoker

feeds@yuku.com (John (Gold)) — Sun, 02 Jan 2005 19:30:00 GMT

New reactions, old expectations
and a junkie mind at work

Not only did stressful acid producing events quickly neutralize and deplete the body's reserves of the alkaloid nicotine, forcing us to service our addiction before addressing the underlying stressful event (if it were addressed at all), we also have to take care not to intentionally use...

Re: New reactions to anger as an ex-smoker

feeds@yuku.com (wittler h) — Tue, 12 Oct 2004 21:33:00 GMT

Oh yea hiding behind my smoke cloud, instead of dealing with things, has lead to having to learn some different life skills.

Thanks for the help!

DeWitt

I have been quit for a little over 28 days. I have saved $72.06 by not smoking 576 cigarettes (that's allot a smoke!). I have saved 2 Days of my life. I WILL N.T.A.P. THERE CAN NEVER BE ONLY ONE!

Re: New reactions to anger as an ex-smoker

feeds@yuku.com (NOBR BillW Gold NOBR) — Tue, 13 Jul 2004 23:20:00 GMT

Hi Fay! Welcome to Freedom!

Richard already hit the homework part.... Study what you are going through and why! Some more energetic things to do that I know help:

(1) lock yourself in the bedroom for a few minutes and punch the living daylights out of a pillow. Scream and yell a little.....

(2) force yourself to cry. Crying releases dopamine in the brain, which incidentally...

Re: New reactions to anger as an ex-smoker

feeds@yuku.com (keaner) — Tue, 13 Jul 2004 23:10:00 GMT

I'm guessing you are stressing because of your quit and your kids are doing the tango on your last nerve??

Here is what I do:

1. If I can leave them with someone like a babysitter or wife, I get out and walk. That simple, just walk...smell the air, look at the sites.

2. If I have to bring them along, I go down to the park and watch them play while I flake out on a bench.
...

Re: New reactions to anger as an ex-smoker

feeds@yuku.com (richard This is It GOLD) — Tue, 13 Jul 2004 23:06:00 GMT

Here you go...... welcome to Freedom... and congratulations on your first baby steps

Be prepared - anger and rage are coming!

Emotional loss experienced when quitting

Screams, laughter, fears and...

Re: New reactions to anger as an ex-smoker

feeds@yuku.com (divegal808) — Wed, 26 May 2004 20:20:00 GMT
Thanks, Joel, i needed to re-read this one, too.

my dreams last night were full of situations that made me angry! and indeed, when i "embrace my crave" and allow myself to feel what's at the bottom of that anxious feeling, it is generally anger. day by day i'm learning how to work with it. and what i know above all is that nicotine never did and never will help -- it only creates or continues problems and ill health! it's helpful to better understand why....

Re: New reactions to anger as an ex-smoker

feeds@yuku.com (Stormy2687) — Wed, 26 May 2004 14:54:00 GMT
Thanks Joel, that was what I needed to read.
2 wks 24 min 1 Sec of no smoking bliss

Re: New reactions to anger as an ex-smoker

feeds@yuku.com (John (Gold)) — Wed, 21 Apr 2004 18:01:00 GMT

Nicotine renal excretion rate influences
nicotine intake during cigarette smoking.

J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 1985 July;234(1):153-5.

Benowitz NL, Jacob P 3rd.

We examined the hypothesis that rate of elimination of nicotine affects nicotine intake during cigarette smoking. Elimination rate was altered by administering...

Re: New reactions to anger as an ex-smoker

feeds@yuku.com (Joel) — Sat, 17 Apr 2004 03:17:00 GMT

Hello Lisa:

I saw a few people who would benefit from this one today. I've only had time to poke my head in and out for the past few days. Actually, the next few days are going to be worse. As I see posts that strike certain themes I have been popping up applicable posts. Actually it has been great for I've noticed a lot of people popping up posts or directing members to specific strings that I would have had I gotten there first. Our...

Re: New reactions to anger as an ex-smoker

feeds@yuku.com (GOLDisKITTYBOO) — Sat, 17 Apr 2004 01:51:00 GMT

Hi, Joel and Freedom Family. Joel, I'm not sure if you posted this thread on the board for me or not, but I wanted you to know that I re-read again.(I've read it many times before......I think....I've read so much of your library, sometimes it's hard to remember) anyway, until it really hits home like today, well, sometimes it's hard to really see clearly. I wanted to thank you if you did pull it up for me to read again. Things are much calmer here this...

Re: New reactions to anger as an ex-smoker

feeds@yuku.com (John (Gold)) — Mon, 12 Apr 2004 17:18:00 GMT

Healthy Neurochemical Reactions to Life

Nicotine's two-hour half-life inside the human body was the basic clock that not only set the deadline for that next mandatory feeding but also which feedings we'd consider our "best."

Imagine sleeping through four nicotine half-lives (8 hours) and awaking the next morning...

Re: New reactions to anger as an ex-smoker

feeds@yuku.com (wackylaurie) — Thu, 26 Feb 2004 14:44:00 GMT

Hi Joel,

Thanks again for your great library. No matter what is going on with me i can always find the answer in your library or old threads.

Laurie

One month, three weeks, four days, 5 hours, 9 minutes and 18 seconds. 1686 cigarettes not smoked, saving $231.89. Life saved: 5 days, 20 hours,...

New reactions to anger as an ex-smoker

feeds@yuku.com (Joel) — Thu, 03 Aug 2000 18:41:00 GMT

Dealing with emotional loss has similarities to dealing with anger in regards to smoking cessation and its aftermath. When a smoker encounters a person or situation that angers them, they initially feel the frustration of the moment, making them, depending on the severity of the situation, churn in side. This effect in non-smokers or even ex-smokers is annoying to say the least. The only thing that resolves the internal conflict for a person not in the midst of an active...