.......Keep kicking ASH...........
Carrie, my mantra is temporary inconvenience yields permanent improvement. You'll get through this "Week of Hell", just take it one day at a time. And you are right, you need to treat yourself like royalty. Pamper yourself as much as possible! I remember going through this. I was upset at everybody. Nobody could do anything right. Everybody was wrong. I got through it, had to offer a few white flags and apologies, but once people knew the reason, they understood. One of the things I've heard some quitters say is that they never want to experience Hell Week again. We forget about our first Hell Week, but we never forget our second Hell Week! Keep plugging away, you're doing awesome!
I didn't have a real problem for the first couple of days although I thought I would but that day 3 was a mean one. Anyway I spent day 3 hurting curled up in the fetal position. Of course this is hard but could very well be the best thing you've ever done. Most of us have to keep practicing our quits until we get it right. At the start I decided that whatever I had to go through that I'd go through it. It was quite the ride on fly by the seat of my pants airlines. View your craves as your body healing itself. Be kind to yourself emotionally and in every way. I'm learning how to live again without smoking after over 40 years as a constant smoker. I like me a lot better as a non smoker, It takes time to unlearn a behaviour. Replace bad moments with good ones. It's all written in stone here if you look through the older posts. I wanted my recovery more than I wanted my addiction and still do. You're the most important person here. Thanks for helping me stay smoke free. Excellent 
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