[quote=RebbieDoll;1078430] So this is my third attempt at quitting, and it's been harder every time. This time I've been trying patches but they make me sick if I leave them on for more than an hour. So I just have to deal with it without help from patches. But I am just so unbelievably irrationally furious at absolutely nothing. I'm just sitting in my room, seething with rage. I feel so insane and furious at life and everything. And I can't vent to my family because they would kill me if they knew I smoked. So UGH!!! Just needed to vent a little. Rebbie..I had rage, too! & I'm not a doctor; but I'm pretty sure you're NOT insane. I wanted to break something -or-smack someone SO badly....I just tried to keep reflecting on the 'interesting' changes smoking cessation can cause....I journaled lots of my feelings. & I had to suppress the urge to run after dark, too, I wanted to release the rage--but on poorly lit streets, my inner-grown-up realized that's not-so-safe.
Is there someone you can call to vent to? Perhaps write a letter to a tobacco company letting them know your feelings about them making cigarettes MORE addictive than they've ever been before? Hitting baseballs is good relief, too....Once our neurotransmitters in our brains balance out again, life will feel easier......Not sure how long that takes; but at 22 days, the rage for me is 90% gone...But I used to love people, & that has not returned yet---I'm easily annoyed & very cynical now......Hoping that'll subside. Be patient with yourself....Your Precious Powerful Self Can Win!!!!!