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*** BANNED *** Joined: 02 Jan 2006 Posts: 2021

Over 2 days without a smoke and i feel like absolute crap puke

I feel so ill i wouldn,t smoke if i could.
At the moment i,m going through the light headed, tired all the time, stroppy stage and i guess feeling like shit is just part of it Sad

Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 4:27 pm

^ hang in there.

Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 5:38 pm

I'm with you Bomb.

I've come down with flu-like symptoms. Wether this is tied into giving up or I got it from somewhere else, I don't know. But the bonus is that I couldn't smoke even if I wanted to (heh, read your post about you feeling the same after I wrote this).

Another down-side - Do not tell your wife that you gave up smoking and then continue to smoke in secret. As when you give up for real, you have no excuse with which to blame your bad temper on.

Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 6:10 pm

OK.
Fine
Quit the ranks.

Just promise us you won't become one of those 'Born again non-smokers' who coughs loudly or waves their hands like a demented humming bid at the mearest whiff of cigarette smoke.

"Do you mind?"

"No pal, I babysit,,,,,, twat!"

Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 6:13 pm

@Bomb, this is awesome. A cow orker decided in December to quit on January 1 this year. He said that the first 10 days were hard but it's been downhill ever since. He recommends cold turkey, exactly what you are doing. I disagree with the "stop now" crowd. You have a goal - when these are gone, I'm DONE - stick to that.

You will be pretty unpleasant and mean for a few days. I am glad you are not baiting me.

Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 6:25 pm

Quote:

You have a goat

oh, it was goal, never mind, get a goat, it will take your mind off it anyway Very Happy

Baiting Guru Joined: 03 Mar 2006 Posts: 7103 Location: Yes

Good luck Bomb -- hang in there. Like with any addiction, it's all in your mind even though your body is telling you otherwise. By that I mean your mind CAN overcome the bodily cravings and misery.

I am a "party smoker" -- if I've had a few drinks and people are smoking, I will bum 2-4 cigs off of them, but then I can go a month without touching another one. I only get that urge when I've had something to drink, and then, only if I smell the smoke. It's odd, but it's also convenient as I rarely have to pay (monetarily) for my vice. I'm also more accepting of smokers b/c I don't mind the smell (granted, not the stale, stuck in the curtains smell, but the in the bar at 10pm kind of smell).

Still in all - a nasty habit.

Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 7:48 pm

JMRazor wrote:

I am a "party smoker" -- if I've had a few drinks and people are smoking, I will bum 2-4 cigs off of them, but then I can go a month without touching another one.

I used to like you, JM. Evil or Very Mad

I gave up nearly 9 months ago now, and I was the last person that I and everyone who knows me expected to quit. Smile

I had Zyban for a few weeks, then set a date, stuck to it, and puffed like mad on a nicotine inhalator for the first couple of weeks. Now I barely touch it from one week to the next, and like not having to find times and places in my daily schedult to have a fag. That said, I shall be starting again when I get to 70, just about the same time as I turn into a curmudgeonly old lady who stabs people with her brolly in bus queues. Laughing

Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 8:02 pm

Congrats Bomb Smile

You know what helped me quitting? Knowing that the first cig after a few would taste totally awful. So if it would taste crappy anyways, why bother to smoke it in the first place? (If you ever quit smoking for a few days because of a bad cold, you might remember how crappy the first cig after that tasted). Smile

*** BANNED *** Joined: 02 Jan 2006 Posts: 2021

Heres an interesting table of what we quitters can expect to suffer over certain time scales.
http://www.wales.nhs.uk/sites3/page.cfm?orgid=49&pid=4863
I swear i have every symptom, i know how the guy in Trainspotting felt now, all i needs a bloody baby crawling across the ceiling and i,ll be complete. Sad

Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 9:06 pm

Oh you bastard. Look what I just got through.

Quote:

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Even the lads are haunting me through my withdrawal stage.
Still, at least I've won cash and not fags.

*** BANNED *** Joined: 02 Jan 2006 Posts: 2021

Poor bastard came along at the wrong time, he,s getting baited Twisted Evil

Edit: thats 375000 packets of B&H where i come from

Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 9:14 pm

I haven't baited that one.
I did reply to him though and I'm still wondering how I managed to get so many swear words into one paragraph.

Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 9:20 pm

I smoke a pack of Marlboro Lights a day. It's going to be tought to quit, I went 6 months succesful and then relapsed unfortunately, but that was my own fault and I plan on quitting again soon, this time hopefully for good.

www.whyquit.org
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Great site that helped me quit for my six months, go to this site a lot because Joel who runs the site gives great tips and inspiration to quit.

Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 9:35 pm

True Story::: My grandma (at the time was 88 years old) She went to the doctor,1 of the things he told her was to QUITE SMOKING.
She looked at him and said "WHY".

Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 9:39 pm

The Tobacco Lad's addresses are bouncing.

He'll never know how lucky he was today.

Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 9:52 pm

Stay focussed guys. You can do this. Ignore all the tricks your mind/body throws at you to get a nicotine fix. Quitting smoking cold turkey is like any other addiction. The first few days are tough but stick with it and it WILL get easier.

Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 10:59 pm

I quit smoking on New Years Day, then again in February (for a massive 2 weeks!)....but I'm still smoking Confused

. Every time I buy a pouch, it's my last one though so I'm making progress.

Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 11:03 pm

Keep it up. I really wish I had the stength to give up. I always see someone who has succesfully quit as an inspiration.

Don't give up giving up.

AlexS

Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 11:38 pm

FiveForces wrote:

Every time I buy a pouch,

Well there's the problem Wink

Posted: Fri May 11, 2007 6:02 am

hey Bomb,

I'm 6 months now. I won't lie, It's not easy, but it's worth it. I'm not there yet, I have cravings everyday, but I''m better than that. So are you.

Posted: Fri May 11, 2007 7:36 am

Ahh what the heck - I'll give up with you!

I've been meaning to for ages Very Happy

edit - I'll be your quitting smoking mentor as I've done it before.

Posted: Fri May 11, 2007 8:13 am

Day 3. Dear Diary:

Eeeeeeeeewwww gross!!!!

You'll be happy to know that today is "Phlegm Day". Every cough or sniff is accompanied by gallons of the stuff. I honestly can't think where I picked up so much of the stuff - I thought we were made out of water not mucus.
It's worrying. I have to be really quick with a hand over the mouth during a cough or there is a risk of a green projectile flying across the room.

On the bright side, I don't feel as crappy as I have during the last few days. In fact I almost feel as if I have a pulse but still shitty enough not to really want a cigarette, which I suppose is a blessing. I never realised that being ill could have an upside.

So there's a recommendation for giving up smoking. If you want to avoid all of the giving up cravings, go and catch ebola or bubonic plague. I guarantee you won't want a fag.

Posted: Fri May 11, 2007 8:18 am

Don't worry mate - once you stop hacking up the green stuff, you'll start to hoik up the brown goo from the bottom of your lungs that's been there for years. And after that you will get your sense of taste/smell back. That's when you'll get the munches so pick your (healthy) snacking food of choice. I used to get through a couple of packs of sugar-free extra strong mints per day. They give you a sugar rush and also take away the foul taste in your mouth as your body gets rid of the toxins. Try to drink plenty of water to flush away said toxins too [cue whale music]

Posted: Fri May 11, 2007 10:46 am

Oh crap ... yeah I forgot about that.. the phlegm stage... now you will need to keep your hands busy... I recommend a koosh ball, great for tumbling in your hands, provides heaps of physical sensation but ... the best part... they dont leave bruises on your workmates. No really.

I wont lie to you, hell hasnt even started yet.

The obsessiveness will be with you, but try to break other habits... go to bed earlier, buy a cat so you can kick it when you are pissed off (or borrow the neighbours).

Hell - go for a walk.. see how far you can get before you get puffed... I guarantee it will take over a month, but almost overnight, suddenly you wont be puffing so much when you get to the end of the street.