Freaking anxiety
Hi, I’m M26. I had been smoking heavily and nonstop for almost 8 years. A month ago, I quit smoking specifically 31 days ago. The first few weeks felt difficult, but at the same time strangely easy because of the “pink cloud” effect. Being sober had become my new high.
These last two weeks, though, I’ve had to deal with anxiety control issues at levels I had never experienced before. Numbing my feelings all day, every day for so long made me unable to really control my emotions or at least not feel completely overwhelmed by them in a terrible way.
Has anyone else felt like this? I’ve been exercising a lot lately because of it, but honestly, is this pressure in my chest normal? I’ve had anxiety attacks, and I really want to get better. I don’t want to go back to my cycle of using. I want to be able to handle this.