Quit smoking

[leighmc]

I'm on day number 2 of being smoke free.

 

I'm quite amazed that I really haven't had any cravings for cigarettes.

 

The thing i'm experiencing is that i'm very very emotional. I cried several different times today for many different reasons. The first time was my boyfriend left me a voice mail telling me he was thinking of me, and that made me cry. Another time was because I was frustrated at work and went to the bathroom and had a melt down. I wanted some gum and couldn't find any change and that made me cry.

 

I'm also physically sick. My nose is running and I feel like I have a cold but I was fine until I quit smoking.

 

Has anybody else experienced this type of withdrawal? I kind of feel like a freak when you can tell I was crying and someone asks what is wrong and I tell them I quit smoking. They probably think it's cuz I can't have a cigarette but I'm really not craving one. Ahhhhh please help!

[augur]

Every time I have tried, I have gotten sick as well, leighmc.

I don't feel that you are a freak in this regard

Try to hang in there, I am in the process of trying to

do this once again myself as I have not had one all day today

for some reason and this thread has inspired me (been thinking

about trying to stop again for awhile)

I have a stuffy nose already

 

I wish that I got emotional the way you do, I tend to get

angry at the drop of a pin when I try and stop... not

really a day in the park for those around me.

 

I am thinking this would be a good topic for some group

therapy, ya think?

[leighmc]

Every time I have tried, I have gotten sick as well, leighmc.

I don't feel that you are a freak in this regard

Try to hang in there, I am in the process of trying to

do this once again myself as I have not had one all day today

for some reason and this thread has inspired me (been thinking

about trying to stop again for awhile)

I have a stuffy nose already

 

I wish that I got emotional the way you do, I tend to get

angry at the drop of a pin when I try and stop... not

really a day in the park for those around me.

 

I am thinking this would be a good topic for some group

therapy, ya think?

 

The emotional thing isn't too great, when just talking to someone makes me want to cry, it's kind of embarrasing.

 

This is the first time I have ever tried to quit, and i've been smoking for 14 years. (i'm 28)

 

The hardest times I have found are talking on the phone, driving and break time at work. I've found eating popsicles helps while i'm on the phone, while driving I turn up the radio and sing along and try to stay happy, break time at work, I started walking. It is hard because my friends smoke at work but right now, I can't be around that so I go walking instead.

 

I agree, this would be a good topic for group therapy, it helps to know that other people are in the same situation and that people have survived and are now smoke free. LS helped me through a break up and I'm hoping it will help me through this as well.

[augur]

I have been smoking for about the same amount of time.

The most difficult time for me tends to be driving.

Exercise I find to be helpful, once the initial cold goes away.

And meditation – I must not forget mediation.

 

I hope that this helps the two of us, and more folks as well.

[augur]

Oh, and hang in there with being emotional - I have

seen this with other people and know that it will

pass for you.

 

I have also been around people that react with anger

the way I do when working on quitting. It has always

been easier for me to deal with the emotional individuals

then the angry ones .

[leighmc]

I came across this website last night http://www.quitnet.com

 

The info I found helpful is that it keeps a running total of how long you quit... here are my stats

 

2 days, 4 hours, 23 minutes and 32 seconds smoke free.

 

44 cigarettes not smoked.

$8.00 and 8 hours of your life saved.

 

You may want to check it out.

[slubberdegullion]

Thanks for the link. A wealth of information is available there.

 

I'm in the middle of trying to quit too, and yes, it's difficult. I don't get emotional and all the rest, but I do tend to get grumpy (or, rather, grumpier).

 

Good luck!

[augur]

I am going cold turkey - how abou the rest of you?

 

I would also love to hear things that have stoped smoking

that are farther along - what worked, what did not, and

so forth.

 

heh, when I am grumpy in the begining stages of quiting

it is a good day for me, slubb

 

Cool link leigh, thank you!

[slubberdegullion]

Cold turkey here too.

[jaye]

smoking is hard to quit then manyother drugs, i believe that anything that gets you addicted, is a drug. last time i quit i lost temper and knocked so many things down. i got numb and bit my hand.

see quitting smoking isn't hard, stay quitting is hard, i quit everyday but everyday i giveup.

Good luck, you are normal

[jaye]

in order to quit smoking you should win over them. in easy words having ability to control yourselfe from smoking, cus if you see right now cigs control you. Chart that found online is below. You need no medicine to quit smoking. all you have to do is makeup a schedule for smoking.

 

Avarage

Say you smoke 20 cigs a day you are normally sleeping 8 hours thats like one cigrette per 50 minutes,

 

Timetable

make it one hour for first 2 weeks

 

Begining of this program

every hour go and smoke, and be on time. don't skip, don't be late, you must smoke on time.

what we are trying to do here is to set your body and mind to smoke a cigs only when directed.

 

Spread time

2 weeks later or when you feel that you are in control of this program an can extend the time period, please do so

 

Extended

now you are smoking every 2 hours, repeat this routine for 2 more weeks, remember do not skip time to smoke even if you didn't feel like smoking.

 

Keep on for three monthes

extend the time every 2 weeks and to desired extend. and keep up with it.

Human body filters blood every 3 monthes, by the time you three monthes are over you would be feeling really great and no harm.

[BadBadGirl]

in order to quit smoking you should win over them. in easy words having ability to control yourselfe from smoking, cus if you see right now cigs control you. Chart that found online is below. You need no medicine to quit smoking. all you have to do is makeup a schedule for smoking.

 

Avarage

Say you smoke 20 cigs a day you are normally sleeping 8 hours thats like one cigrette per 50 minutes,

 

Timetable

make it one hour for first 2 weeks

 

Begining of this program

every hour go and smoke, and be on time. don't skip, don't be late, you must smoke on time.

what we are trying to do here is to set your body and mind to smoke a cigs only when directed.

 

Spread time

2 weeks later or when you feel that you are in control of this program an can extend the time period, please do so

 

Extended

now you are smoking every 2 hours, repeat this routine for 2 more weeks, remember do not skip time to smoke even if you didn't feel like smoking.

 

Keep on for three monthes

extend the time every 2 weeks and to desired extend. and keep up with it.

Human body filters blood every 3 monthes, by the time you three monthes are over you would be feeling really great and no harm.

 

 

someone told me to do this once and it didn't work. maybe it does work for some people though. for me, it just got annoying. i couldn't schedule it properly to walk out in the middle of something and smoke.

[augur]

As my grumpiness increases, your post reverberates in my mind,

Jaye - The theory seems sound, but I must ask, have you ever

seen this work for someone? Are there any folks out there that

this type of treatment worked for?

 

I know from personal experience that the elimination of alcohol and

coffee are needed for me to proceed. I have no problems in regards

to alcohol, but I find the no coffee thing very difficult. Yet, when

I consume coffee the desire for a cigarette increases greatly, not

to mention the side affects of coffee that I do not have when I

smoke and drink coffee intensify.

[leighmc]

I quit cold turkey.

 

2 days, 20 hours, 11 minutes and 48 seconds smoke free.

 

57 cigarettes not smoked.

$8.00 and 10 hours of your life saved.

 

The thing that is the hardest for me is the lack of support from co-workers and my friends. EVERYONE says I will fail and will start smoking with in a couple weeks. It is really hard for me to hear them say that.

 

I keep telling myself that my mind is stronger than my will power, and my will power is stronger than this addiction.

 

This way of thinking seems to help. I lost 12 pounds thinking that way. I know I will gain that weight back but I figure if I can quit smoking, it's worth gaining the weight back because I KNOW i can lose it again.

 

I would also appreciate any advice and support since nobody seems to have any faith in me.

[augur]

Hey Liegh,

You CAN do this!

I have found that exercise helps me in regards to cravings

(and my anger) - Of course I start this in the midst of a so-cal storm .

[leighmc]

I just went through my worst craving yet. I searched my entire apartment for a cigarette, I was looking for a butt or anything. I searched my entire car. I had already emptied all the ash trays so I didn't find anything.

 

I couldn't breathe and my vision was blurry. It was complete hell. I got through it but I don't know if I can keep doing this, the first 2 days weren't too bad but if I keep getting cravings like that, I don't know how to handle it.

 

It did only last about 5 mins and now I feel ok again. Wow, I sure wish I would've known what I know now before I even started.

 

Thanks for the support!

[augur]

If it happens again, close you eyes and breath in through your nose

wait 3 seconds and then breath out though your mouth. From there

repeat until you have relaxed .

 

again, hang in there - this will pass...

[leighmc]

If it happens again, close you eyes and breath in through your nose

wait 3 seconds and then breath out though your mouth. From there

repeat until you have relaxed .

 

again, hang in there - this will pass...

 

Thank you!

 

So far i'm feelig good today, I feel like day 4 could be good.

 

How are you doing?

[jaye]

Jaye - The theory seems sound, but I must ask, have you ever

seen this work for someone? Are there any folks out there that

this type of treatment worked for?

I've seen and know number of people who quit smoking this way, remember if in 2 weeks you are not feeling like extending the time, don't do it. you can always wait 3 weeks. but remember try and finish this up in 3 monthes from the time you began.

I quit smoking this way, too bad i smoke again but then doesn't mean i can't do it again.

[augur]

Thanks for your comment, Jaye. If I slip I will start try

this program right away.

 

My health seems much better today and the weather is

nice, thus I think I will ride my bike in the hills after work

for a couple of hours.

 

How are you doing, Leigh?

[steve_3327]

i would love to quit smoking im always weezing most of the time ive tried many times and didnt succeed here i am with a cigarette lit sitting in the ashtray now:(

[leighmc]

Thanks for your comment, Jaye. If I slip I will start try

this program right away.

 

My health seems much better today and the weather is

nice, thus I think I will ride my bike in the hills after work

for a couple of hours.

 

How are you doing, Leigh?

 

I'm on day 9 and 3 hours away from day 10. I did break down Thursday night after going to the bar, I bought a pack of smokes, smoked 1 and was so pissed off at myself that I flushed the rest. I watched $4.00 go right down the toilet but it actually felt good that I was able to do that. I know the week before that, there would have been no way I would have flushed 19 cigarettes down the toilet.

 

I haven't smoked since Thursday and I only had the one. I haven't really had any cravings since then and I've been doing really really well.

 

The thing I learned from that, is that I'm going to have to stay away from alcohol for quite some time. I'm very strong when I am sober but when drinking, the alcohol wins. I know I can do it and I will do it.

 

I hope you are still doing good as it's been a few days since your last post.

[AndrewJ]

I have quit smoking for 3 weeks and 4 days now.

 

I feel a hell of a lot better thats for sure.

 

I have a lot more money.

 

I was a pack a day smoker.

 

So thats 225 dollars i've saved so far this month.

 

I've have noticed that i look healthier but i am alos noticing my cravings for food are increasing.

 

Im 186cm and weigh 82kilos. Just goitt aget exercising.

 

Ciggarettes suck ass

[leighmc]

I have quit smoking for 3 weeks and 4 days now.

 

I feel a hell of a lot better thats for sure.

 

I have a lot more money.

 

I was a pack a day smoker.

 

So thats 225 dollars i've saved so far this month.

 

I've have noticed that i look healthier but i am alos noticing my cravings for food are increasing.

 

Im 186cm and weigh 82kilos. Just goitt aget exercising.

 

Ciggarettes suck ass

 

Congratulations!! You are doing great!!!!!!!

 

These are my stats so far:

 

8 days, 21 hours, 16 minutes smoke free.

 

178 cigarettes not smoked.

 

$36.00 and 1 day, 8 hours of my life saved.

 

It has been really difficult but it is getting easier every day.

 

I found I don't even think about smoking anymore unless someone asks me how its going.

 

Are you still getting cravings 3 weeks into quitting?

[AndrewJ]

My cravings vanished after a week which was weird.

 

However I would notice myself and still do to some degree really agitated and manic. Id say it was the system adjusting to purity again.

 

Keep going strong!!