Trying to quit smoking, I feel so weak.
this may be a little bit of an emotional dump, forewarning.
i (20F) have been smoking weed since my sophomore year of high school. mostly with my boyfriend at the time. our relationship was extremely toxic, and sometimes violent, but i was young and in love. i didn't know any better. it caused me a lot of trauma simply being in the relationship. then my senior year (2023) he took his own life after a phone call with me. we were together the entire time i was in high school. i've been smoking heavily, daily, every single day since. it's how i got through it. it made me feel close to him and made the pain just bearable enough to not do the same.
i am now trying to quit in hopes of applying for my EMT certification. i have realized how much i truly depend on it. i would spend my last on weed and if i didn't have the money i WOULD find a way. i feel so tired all the time but i cannot sleep. i've been up until 8am the past two nights. i sweat at night and feel hot and cold at the same time? i am so hungry but i cannot eat. i've been force feeding myself soup. i feel so sad and irritable, constantly. so sad. and little things like my computer not loading fast enough have SERIOSULY pissed me off. i've noticed i've been arguing unnecessarily with my new SO. he knows im quitting, he knows how heavy of a smoker i was, he knows about my late boyfriend, he doesn't know it's all connected and im nervous to explain/don't even know if i should.
is this going to get better??? when is this going to get better?? is there anything i can do during this process to help keep myself sane?? i feel as if im losing my mind. im trying so hard not to just say fuck it. thank you in advance to anyone who reads or responds