Need advice/help! I am man enough to ask for help!

[gorilla1]

This too shall pass.

Stick around and make some friends. Help others.

Peace.

[Mike_Land]

you got this man!. The anxiety is completely normal. Around here we call these "funks". You can expect to have these funks at different times as time goes on. Generally they occur 50 to 75 days, again around 125 days. Rule of thumb for me has been the doubling rule. I had a bad funk around 75 days. It lasted about 3 or 4 days. I had another one at 150 days and another one about 250 days. The good news is they get less frequent and less severe as time goes on.

Follow the plan. Post roll, keep your word. Get on chat, that always helps. Make sure you get some numbers. Talking to a real live person was some of the best help I had when I was in the midst of a funk. Stay close to the site. This funk will ease just as the SUCK and FOG faded away in the beginning. PM me if you need my numbers.

Mike

[Bean]

Anxiety is a tough one because it can be different for everyone. I'm no doctor. But I think the cause of the anxiety is the key to dealing with it. After 3 days, the Nic is out of your system. So anxiety from the physical withdrawal seems unlikely (to me). I'm guessing your anxiety is a mental issue. I think mine was. I used to get overwhelmed by the thought of "quitting forever." I couldn't imagine myself not dipping ever again. I'd actually figit like my clothes were too tight at the thought.

But one thing that helped me was realizing that NOBODY was asking me to "quit forever" here. Quitting forever is hard...in fact, it's too hard. So we don't do that here. All we are doing is quitting FOR TODAY...nothing more. And anybody can go one day, right?

Like the story about how to eat an elephant...one bite at a time. You can do this. You just gotta cut it down to a size that you can wrap your head around. "One day at a time" is all that matters. Don't think about tomorrow, next week, next month or year. We'll deal with them when they get here. All you need to focus on is one little short-ass day...today.

52 days is great. Let's do one more together. You got my word.

One caveat - if the anxiety is too severe, go see a doctor. You might not like the idea of taking pills to deal with anxiety either. I don't. But anxiety and depression are serious. And real medical doctors know more than just stories about how to eat elephants.

[zam]

Short answer: yes, it's normal...but it does not last and it gets less frequent.
Think of the occasional "funks" as your body winding down from an adrenaline high. You've been jacked up fighting the demon, and occasionally you just get mentally tired of it..just plain worn out. I'll tell you bro, 52 days is longer than I ever did on my own, but if I was you, I'd make day 52 the last day I'd do it alone. Here's just ONE big reason why, and it has to do with how you currently feel: Guys that have posted for 52 days, participated in the forums, and posted a few questions/answers will not be surprised by the funk that you are feeling. They will still feel the funk, but there is no "wtf is this" surprise in it. They will have expected it, and they will have thought about how to handle it. They would know all the techniques to cut through the fog, an they would have prepared for the day when they feel they can't do it any longer. And best of all, when they hit that funk, they will have already burnt the last bridge back to copenhagen. They would have gained all these advantages for the price of a couple of minutes a day.
What I'm saying is this: Why reinvent the wheel? Thousands of these guys have gone through the exact same thing you are going through. They have heard what works, they have seen what fails. Go to the WELCOME CENTER and read about what we do. If you can live by what it means to post roll and understand it's meaning...then jump in.

[Mike from AB]

Welcome James! Yes the anxiety is completely normal, I've got it bad right now at day 30. Getting a bit better but the last couple weeks were completely up  down irrational. If you think it's getting bad, go see your doc, or find one you can engage on this. I too felt like I was dying, but passed every health exam with flying colors. I now have meds for the anxiety. Don't be afraid to engage a doc bro, mine had even been through quitting smoking himself so had a pretty decent idea of what I was going through.

[dabean22]

Check your in box, you have my number. Feel free to use it. Follow the steps, post roll and make connections with your group (November 13) We are a kick ass group that is ready to support you when you need it.

[AppleJack]

Welcome to KTC bro.

I won't be the only one to say but... 52 days is impressive. It isn't uncommon to hit these funks right where you're at. Physically... You left nicotine in the dust at day 3. Head games is the biggest battle now. It passes bro... It really does. I can't tell you exactly when because its different for everyone but ~ it will pass. The good days/stretches become more frequent right about now for you. Hunker down and fight through this. You already did it for 52 days. What's one more day? Long haul?... Do yourself a favor and get involved here. Click the Welcome Center link at the top of the page. Learn about becoming part of your quit group ~ people who are quit for roughly the same time frame you are. I think you'll be in the October group... That's the month you'll hit your 100 day milestone. Find out why and how we post roll with our groups ~ a daily promise to be nicotine free for this one day. You're a man of your word right? You've done an amazing thing on your own but... You just put it into overdrive by coming here! We know what you're going through and going to go through. Let us help bro! Welcome to freedom ~ it's pretty damn cool. PM me if you'd like a phone # or if you have any questions. Rock on...

[kjames242]

All;
I am on day 52 of my 2 cans a day 16 year habit! I honestly thought I could cruise through this, but what is really freaking me out is the anxiety (out of the blue), and feeling like crap again. Almost like weeks 1  2 flu like feeling in the body and again anxiety. Is this normal? When will it end? I had a few bouts earlier in my quit but these anxiety bouts seem way worse. Help guys! It is keeping me up at night while trying to get some sleep and to think a week ago I thought my sleep habits were getting so much better and now this crap! I am also having bad stress/tension headaches. I swear I feel like I am dying but the only thing different I have done was quit this damn devil "Tobacco"!

Thanks ahead of time!