So, my husband and I want to quit smoking again. I've tried to quit before, but the only time I was successful was when I was pregnant with my son. I know I shouldn't have picked the habit back up, but I did and now here I am.
My husband can quit without any aid. He gets a bit cranky, but you can barely tell he's going through withdrawal.
I, on the other hand, get so irritable it's scary. I quite literally have to hold onto myself to avoid damaging anything...or anyone. I've made it one whole day before breaking down and starting again, because I simply can't stand myself when I'm as mad as that. There's a little voice in the back of my head, telling me to calm down and get over it, but I have yet to find a way to listen to that voice. When withdrawal hits, it's like I'm someone else. A furious, homicidal someone else. And my husband and son don't deserve that kind of rage directed at them.
So my question is this: has anyone else suffered through this sort of suffocating anger when quitting? If so, how did you overcome it and quit successfully? Any advice would be welcome. I don't want to be chained to this habit anymore.
My husband can quit without any aid. He gets a bit cranky, but you can barely tell he's going through withdrawal.
I, on the other hand, get so irritable it's scary. I quite literally have to hold onto myself to avoid damaging anything...or anyone. I've made it one whole day before breaking down and starting again, because I simply can't stand myself when I'm as mad as that. There's a little voice in the back of my head, telling me to calm down and get over it, but I have yet to find a way to listen to that voice. When withdrawal hits, it's like I'm someone else. A furious, homicidal someone else. And my husband and son don't deserve that kind of rage directed at them.
So my question is this: has anyone else suffered through this sort of suffocating anger when quitting? If so, how did you overcome it and quit successfully? Any advice would be welcome. I don't want to be chained to this habit anymore.