I Am A Singer, And I Quit Smoking 2 Weeks Ago, And My...
I didn’t have any problems before I quit smoking at all, but since then, I’ve had a difficult time singing works I have already written. I was just wondering if this was a part of the healing process and if it would get better, or an indication that something is wrong? Or, perhaps there is something I can do to help myself solve this?
4 Responses to “I Am A Singer, And I Quit Smoking 2 Weeks Ago, And My Pitch And Control Are Actually Worse, Is This Normal?”
Leave a Reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.
October 17th, 2009 at 12:46 pm
yes iam a singer also, i smoke. i still try too practice as much as possible. but your voice will return slowly but surely! just keep working on it.
October 17th, 2009 at 1:45 pm
yesssss. it happens because of the change in your lung capacity. It feels like you have to retrain yourself all over again at first but it will even out in no time………..at least i would like to think so……..i don’t know for sure because i immediately started smoking again after i got so agitated by my sour notes. good luck though
October 17th, 2009 at 6:27 pm
Your body is still working on removing all the crap you packed into you. The body a little while after smoking has stopped goes into a major “spring cleaning” mode and its takes a while. Having a off signing voice is not so bad.
October 17th, 2009 at 8:24 pm
Actual Nicotine Withdrawal Symptoms
These are TEMPORARY and aren’t much fun. You might get none, some, or all and more!
Your mind will play tricks on you and try to dominate your thoughts. Mood swings, loneliness, lack of concentration, emptiness, agitation, stress, anger, self-pity, and just general crankiness might happen. These psychological symptoms are explained more in Side Effects of Quitting Smoking.
Headaches or a general heaviness. This is a classic smoking withdrawal symptom, often caused by your sinuses clearing out.
Shaking, sweating or feeling very cold.
Coughing, hacking, runny nose, wheezing and shortness of breath. Seems strange to get these when you’ve quit, but your body is ridding itself of years of tar and built-up residues. In other words, at last taking the opportunity of having a good clean-out.
Insommnia is common. Well, it is stressful to quit and break your normal patterns. As with all stress — good or bad, sleep challenges can surface.
Sour stomach or stomach pains. Your digestion might get out of whack for a little while.
Pains, pains, pains. Some smokers get stomach cramps, sore gums, pains in chest… pains anywhere. Your mind and body are going through a healing crisis and they are going to remind you of what they are missing.
Tiredness and a general zapped feeling.
You can break free
No withdrawal symptoms are life-threatening, there’s no reason to panic or even suffer much. Success and rewards come from a bit of adversity… you work hard, let’s say building a garden. Your back hurts, your nails are broken, your arm is scratched, that bee sting hurts… by wow, you did it, and don’t you feel so good now.
I can assure you, along with thousands of happy former smokers, that if you follow the right strategies and make the small sacrifices to get over the physical dependence of nicotine, you’ll think all your birthdays have come at once.
So, don’t sweat the small stuff, because really nicotine withdrawal is less of a problem than you’ve been scared into believing.
It’s out of your circulatory system in 48 to 72 hours, depending on how heavy a smoker you are.
So that battle with nicotine withdrawal symptoms that’s going on in your head will be brief and over with in a few days once you quit your last smoke.
There are residues left in your tissues that can take months to filter out, but they don’t give you physical nicotine withdrawal symptoms.
What you now think of cravings are the habitual and psychological associations you have with your addiction.
You crave smoking because of programs in your brain, the feelings, because of triggers to light up… such as coffee, smoko time, pub socializing, peer group pressures, to relax after eating, working, driving etc.
You feel upset, and a cigarette helped take your mind of this. You swear you can’t possibly think straight without having a cigarette at certain times of the day to get you through, or before a meeting, or doing paperwork.
You crave the camaraderie of other smokers, and all the other psychological cravings that smokers start off with or develop later, from craving to be sophisticated to craving to take away the pain of sadness, boredom and depression and so on.
Have you found yourself in one or more of these situations?