It's been 8 days now.
I didn't sleep for the first 6. I mean at all.
I felt very sad the first couple of days.
My body kept having this weird muscle spasms.
Couldn't focus.
It's kind of weird. On the one hand, I didn't notice it too much. It's like I never smoked. I'm always amazed at how quickly we adjust. On the other, there are times when it feels really weird, and I go into my bag to grab a cigarette, and I remember that I'm not smoking.
My body's got preeeeeeetty puffy. ;) That sucks rocks.
My mouth definitely feels better in the morning. It also feels better not to be coughing so much. I enjoy waking up and not wheezing. I am DEFINITELY noticing the fact that I seem to have more money. Like, $20 in my wallet used to last maybe 2 days. And not so anymore.
Anybody else?
Congratulations, EC!
I haven't bought a pack in about 9 months. I bum one every now and then when I'm drunk, but for the most part I've kicked it.
Keep it up EC!
Way to go EC!
You go lady! (I hate "you go girl") ;) 8)--you can do it & you'll feel so much better! Pulllin' for ya!
Hang in there! My 5 year anniversery is coming up since I quit. Best thing I ever did for myself.
That's good. Keep on going that way. You'e going to make it.. Good luck! ;)
Hang in there...I gave up cigs and alcohol 12 years ago....and I quit huffing the bud in July....I am truly drug free now...ceptin for coffee,which I refuse to give up....you gotta have somefin. ;)
thanks for the encouragement lovely folks. :)
unfortunately, i have nothing to contribute to this topic as I've yet to cave in to smoking ciggarettes...
However, I know my brother is a heavy heavy smoker and he wears my clothing a lot (not so weird... i mean, yeah...a little) and it always smells of Camel Lights (which I love the smell of -- but will never give into inhaling!) and he's tried to quit many a time and has yet to. Plus, he's only seventeen. So it must take a lot of will power. So congradulations! I suppose it'll be worth it in the long run...
heh. Oh, me. I'm so naive. ;)
QuoteHang in there...I gave up cigs and alcohol 12 years ago....and I quit huffing the bud in July....I am truly drug free now...ceptin for coffee,which I refuse to give up....you gotta have somefin. ;)
I believe
not smoking the bud is a bad habit. :)
Tom is drug free AND he quit listening to My Morning Jacket.................are we are going to be seeing a whole lot more pictures of his beard. *crosses fingers*
Anyway Congratulations Meg. I really want to quit soon.
Well done EC. It must be hard going but keep it up :)
I gave up smoking tobacco 18 months and the other stuff 2 months ago (though I can't help it on occasion). Still haven't given up the alcohol, you're an inspiration, Jellyfish.
EC, I know we're enemies and stuff, but good luck.
Way to go EC! Keep it up, it must be hard.
I'm trying to ease up on my food & drink (alcohol) right now (I think the term used is dieting?) but I'm failing miserably :-[
Hey Meg, I thought about you last night. I saw Robin Trower at the Mercy Lounge and I was probably one of the youngest people there! (and it was packed). It was pretty surreal, guys in their mid 50's air guitaring and yelling to the Hendrix and Zeppelin playing over the PA the 45 minutes before Trower came on...
I quit smoking on Aug. 20th of 1990. I was up to 1 1/2 packs a day. It will get easier, but I cannot lie, it was the hardest thing I ever quit (drinking, weed, Ms Pac-Man). It is real, real hard, but it is so rewarding once you get over the hump.
You can do it. Not smoking won't kill you, smoking will.
I smoke but not cigarettes. Does anyone else on the board do the same?
if by "not cigarettes" you mean a good pipe, then I just finished a nice bowl full of Wessex Brown Virginia Flake. It's lovely.
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Anybody else?
No, but I've seen a lot of friends fail.
Mostly , they started again while
a) drunk
b) watching a movie wherein cool people (take the young Mickey Rourke for example) smoke
So, try to avoid these situations as much as you can :)
Good luck!
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No, but I've seen a lot of friends fail.
Mostly , they started again while
a) drunk
b) watching a movie wherein cool people (take the young Mickey Rourke for example) smoke
So, try to avoid these situations as much as you can :)
Good luck!
That's funny you sat that. Drinking was bad but after 5 years even that doesn't bother me anymore. But every now and then, seeing someone on TV/movie that just really seems to be enjoying it kind of gets my blood flowing.
Has anyone ever seen the 3rd Rock from the Sun episode when "Dick" starts smoking. That was classic. It really puts it in to perspective how stupid it is.
haha, i know! what the heck, I've been perpetually kicking it for about a month and a half. and by perpetually, i mean having to start over.
but so many times, that movie thing happens, where I'm like "hey, wait a minute....it's not as bad as i thought. i want in on that!" and so it goes.
right now I've weened myself to pipe tobacco and I've been smoking pipe once a day at night. I'm going to run out of money for that even quicker than cigarettes though. and there will times where i just don't have enough time for it. and that'll start weaning me off it. i don't need mouth cancer, either.
I've quit smoking seven times, and started smoking eight times.
well, it's definitely getting easier. i thought i'd have a hard time if i drank, but not so. i think it helps that i can't smoke inside, and it's cold outside. i miss it every once in a while. writing is hard. i usually like to write outside while i smoke. or mull something over while i smoke. so that's a bit weird. maybe i'll have to take up some other mulling process. i'm still not convinced that i'll never smoke again. but then again, maybe i won't.
my body is seriously puffy, though. i've got this band around my belly, it's like i'm wearing a life preserver. i feel like i'm probably releasing toxins from my liver and my lungs, and so all the water retention is dilluting the poisons. i fucking hope so, because otherwise, i put on what looks like 8 pounds in a week.
at least i wouldn't drown in a ferry accident...
QuoteHey Meg, I thought about you last night. I saw Robin Trower at the Mercy Lounge and I was probably one of the youngest people there! (and it was packed). It was pretty surreal, guys in their mid 50's air guitaring and yelling to the Hendrix and Zeppelin playing over the PA the 45 minutes before Trower came on...
jesus.
that reminds me of a 50th birthday i attended where, and i swear to god this happened, all the men stood around the tv and watched the woodstock dvd and played air guitar and shit. i was one of the oldest people at the concert i was at tonight. but an old customer from a restaurant i worked at saw me and told me i looked like i was getting younger.
i told her it was the life preserver i was wearing. ;)
Sparky said he wanted me to tell you to keep stop smoking. He said he used to smoke when he was in the Navy and it's hard to quit, but you can do it.
He told me to tell you to watch this video when you have a nic fit and the craving will go away.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyibzBmdHic
QuoteSparky said he wanted me to tell you to keep stop smoking. He said he used to smoke when he was in the Navy and it's hard to quit, but you can do it.
He told me to tell you to watch this video when you have a nic fit and the craving will go away.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyibzBmdHic
mother of PEARL, tracy, you are so awesome. you're like this helping hand of feeling good. i think a lot of you.
sparky has the sweetest face of any dog ever. i wish i had some sparky in my life.
godspeed tons of will power to you EC i hope you can do it as i have failed miserably more times than i care to remember.
Quotegodspeed tons of will power to you EC i hope you can do it as i have failed miserably more times than i care to remember.
thanks, etwvigO :)
guys, i'm totally doing it. 2.5 weeks. i hardly even think about it now. i'm sleeping okay. my body's still not quite back to normal, but it's getting there. my fella is smoking less as a result, as is my roommate. i'm breathing better. i'm singing better. it's pretty fucked up at first, but it really gets easier if you can stick it out.
by pretty fucked up, i mean emotionally and physically, i was a big mess for the first week at least. but now, the only thing that bugs me is the fact that i don't seem to be digesting food very well.
How is it when you go out drinking EC?
Quoteyou're an inspiration, Jellyfish
That's an inspiration for sure! EC, keep up the good work! Quitting smoking is as hard as quitting heroin, not like I know first hand, but that's what I've heard.....shake-tremble-sweat-visions of babies crawling on the ceiling...........
QuoteHow is it when you go out drinking EC?
well, i don't really drink, so....
hahahahahahahahhhaaaaaaahhahahahhahaha
whooo. sorry. yeah, it's been fine. you can't smoke inside anywhere, so i'm not really around it, and when i have been, it hasn't bugged me. which is good.
Another question for you "quitters": Have you quit cold turkey on smoking herb? Being completely smoke free requires quitting both in my books. The reason for this is that I know quite a few people that have quit smoking cigarettes but are chronic pot smokers.
Megan, whatever you do keep at it. My brother turned 30 in May and made a claim that he wouldnt smoke another cigarette past 30. Cold Turkey. He went okay until I saw him smoke again a week ago. He couldn't do it! I lost alot of respect for him that day. I turned my back to him and muttered 'cocksucker' under my breath. We shared a laugh.
Anyway, I'm proud of you. I hold only the highest respect and dignity for people who quit smoking and keep their word. Dependency on superficial substances is a weakness. You are not weak!
Anyone who lies, is a weakling.
-Lakota proverb
great news EC... and hang in there with the life preserver, it'll go!!! it takes a while for the body to get over something like nicotine... but you're much better off without it!
QuoteHe couldn't do it! I lost alot of respect for him that day. I turned my back to him and muttered 'cocksucker' under my breath. We shared a laugh.
Anyway, I'm proud of you. I hold only the highest respect and dignity for people who quit smoking and keep their word. Dependency on superficial substances is a weakness. You are not weak!
Anyone who lies, is a weakling.
-Lakota proverb
Now look here, Dakota. Nicotine withdrawal is (apparently) worse than heroin. It's not a weakness, it's an addiction, and you gotta take it easy on people because it's pretty fucking hard. I hear where you're coming from, but it sounded a wee bit harsh. ;)
fuck. worse than heroin? fuck.
even my "small" addiction is enough to keep me roped. it's pissing me off, because my lungs are pretty much done for by now. that and all I have is Parliament Lights, which I thought I liked until I realized today that I actually don't.
But shit, worse than heroin? This is gonna take some serious work.
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Now look here, Dakota. Nicotine withdrawal is (apparently) worse than heroin. It's not a weakness, it's an addiction, and you gotta take it easy on people because it's pretty fucking hard. I hear where you're coming from, but it sounded a wee bit harsh. ;)
Why did you start?
Good frickin' question.
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Why did you start?
I started smoking (14) because I thought it made me look cool, then I figured out I was cool
anyway and didn't need to smoke, but then I couldn't quit (not cool) but then I eventually did, and
then I found out I wasn't so cool after all, however, I didn't really care.
Whew! Life is a trip...
You're awesome. Tell Sparky I owe him money for saturday night.
QuoteYou're awesome. Tell Sparky I owe him money for saturday night.
get in line...
QuoteWhy did you start?
let's see. i think i was doing everything i possibly could to be bad at that point. i was hmmm... 14? i think i started smoking for real when i was 16.
and, yeah. i made a mistake. nicotine withdrawal is NOT worse than heroin withdrawal. that's retarded. what i meant to say was that nicotine is more addictive than heroin (which i
think is correct.) withdrawal from heroin is worse than nicotine. see movies like trainspotting for examples.
it's still very very shit. i think i've mentioned that i cried for two days.
how are you holding up now? keeping it up?!!?
Quotehow are you holding up now? keeping it up?!!?
yep. :)
I'm a habitual relapse victim. :-/